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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Returns Home After Missing 139 House Votes
Representative Tom Kean Jr. greeted a reporter at his New Jersey residence Wednesday evening before 8:45 p.m. The 57-year-old Republican has missed 139 House votes since March 5 due to a personal health matter. He plans to return to Washington on June 30.
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to his home in Westfield, New Jersey, on a Wednesday evening before 8:45 p.m. The 57-year-old Republican greeted a New York Times reporter at the door while wearing a formal dark suit and red tie.
His wife Rhonda stood behind him and smiled at the visitor. Kean declined to discuss his absence, saying only: “It’s good to see you. I’ll talk to you next week. ” His top adviser Harrison Neely stated in a text message that Kean “will be fully transparent” upon returning to Washington on June 30.
Kean last cast a House vote on March 5 and has missed 139 roll calls since. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on June 3 that he knows the health issue but will not disclose it at Kean’s request. “It’s not a scandalous thing at all,” Johnson said.
“People deal with health issues. ” During the absence, Kean won the Republican nomination for a third term in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District after running unopposed in the primary. He will face Democrat Rebecca Bennett in November.
Bennett said on May 21 that she wishes Kean a speedy recovery but added that he has “absolutely failed this district” and should be more transparent.
