Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress

White GOP Rep Who Disappeared From Duties Says He Suffers Depression

Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Back in March, a Republican lawmaker from New Jersey appeared to vanish from Congress and the campaign trail with no reported explanation. In fact, it wasn’t until his absence became too noticeable to ignore that it was reported he was attending to medical needs. Well, now, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has announced he was diagnosed with depression and had been absent all of these months due to an extended stay at the ho…

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. breaks silence on three-month absence, faces resignation pressure over missed votes

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey returned to the House floor after roughly three months away from Congress and told colleagues he had been hospitalized for depression, a disclosure that immediately drew calls from constituents demanding he step down. Kean, 57, had vanished from Washington without public explanation, missing more than 100 House...

Congressman Gets Mixed Response After Explaining Why He Disappeared for Four Months

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle shared mixed responses Tuesday after a Republican congressman said his recent four-month absence was due to treatment for depression. GOP Rep. Tom Kean […] The post Congressman Gets Mixed Response After Explaining Why He Disappeared for Four Months appeared first on The Western Journal.

Politician's Leave of Absence Highlights a Systemic Problem

Congressman Tom Kean's recent leave of absence for depression reveals a staggering inequity in how the powerful receive mental health benefits compared to how the layperson does.

Boebert questions months-long voting absence blamed on depression · American Wire News

While deeming a colleague’s absence excuse as “embarrassing,” Colorado Rep. Laurent Boebert (R) cut to the real problem in what it means for voters. Since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the narrow Republican majority has factored heavily, even impacting his choice for certain nominations. Tuesday, after learning that New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) blamed his months-long absence on depression, Boebert boiled th…

House Dem urges transparency by public officials after GOP colleague reveals reason for extended absence

Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres urged transparency from officials after House Republican Tom Kean revealed the previously undisclosed reason for an extended congressional absence.