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Vulnerable GOP Incumbent Is MIA
Kean’s staff says he is addressing a personal health matter as colleagues report 50 missed roll-call votes and no contact from him.
- New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent from Capitol Hill for over a month, missing nearly 50 roll calls since his last vote on March 5. His office cites unspecified health reasons for the disappearance.
- Fellow GOP colleagues Reps. Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew report "radio silence" when attempting to contact Kean to check on his welfare. Other Republicans expressed similar concern about his prolonged absence.
- Kean's chief of staff Dan Scharfenberger stated the congressman is addressing a "personal health matter" and will return to full schedule soon. His social media accounts have reused older images to maintain a public profile during the absence.
- Kean represents New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, deemed a "tossup" by the Cook Political Report. His absence complicates the GOP's slim House majority ahead of November midterms.
- Democrats are targeting the seat this fall with four major candidates competing for the nomination. The primary race unfolds in the Garden State ahead of June as Kean's silence deepens electoral uncertainty.
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'I didn't know it was that long': Fellow Republican shocked to find lawmaker has vanished
A Republican lawmaker has gone missing amid a critical reelection campaign in a New Jersey swing district as his fellow GOP colleagues have questioned what's happened to him, according to reports on Thursday. Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s team has cited health issues for why he's been missing in action and hasn't voted since March 5 — missing almost 50 roll call votes — but Republican lawmakers have been unable to locate him, Politico reported. No further…
'Unacceptable': Congressman goes missing for a month and we're now just noticing? · American Wire News
Alarm bells are going off over a Republican Congressman who’s gone MIA. Fellow lawmakers claim that it’s been a month since they’ve heard from New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. Kean represents one of New Jersey’s most competitive districts but hasn’t voted since March 5 and missed nearly 50 roll calls, according to Politico. Just in: Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for over a month due to health problems. He hasn’t vot…
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