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New Jersey lawmaker expected to return to Capitol Tuesday after long absence
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) is expected to return to the Capitol on Tuesday after months of an unexplained absence. Kean’s staffers say he is going to give a floor speech in which he will explain his absence for more than 100 missed votes. His team tied his absence to an undisclosed medical condition. ...
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ArcaMax
· Jun 30, 2026
Rep. Tom Kean returns to DC after months away and 140 missed votes
WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. returned to the Capitol on Tuesday after an almost four-month-long absence, citing treatment for depression as the reason for his disappearance. In a brief speech on the House floor, the New Jersey ...
The Hill
· Jun 30, 2026
New Jersey Republican Tom Kean returns to Capitol after long unexplained absence
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) returned to the Capitol on Wednesday after missing over 100 House votes due to an unexplained medical condition. Kean, who hasn’t voted since March 5, has represented New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District since 2023, a seat that is rated as a toss up by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. He...
Off The Press
· Jun 25, 2026
Rep. Tom Kean, after long absence, returns home to New Jersey
Rep. Thomas Kean, who has been missing from Congress for nearly four months due to an undisclosed illness, is back home in New Jersey. A New York Times reporter spotted the congressman at his home in Westfield on Wednesday evening, and said he’d speak to the reporter next week. Kean declined to provide any additional []...Click to read more
Loonie Politics
· Jun 30, 2026
Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who’s been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington. Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jersey political [] The post Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence appeared first on Loonie Politics.
Us Weekly
· Jun 30, 2026
Tom Kean Jr. Returns to Congress After Mystery Absence, Shares Health Battle
Republican Tom Kean Jr. has returned to congress following his mysterious absence, revealing the reason for his prolonged leave. “I’m grateful that I accepted help,” the New Jersey congressman, 57, said in a speech on the House floor during his return on Tuesday, June 30, revealing he was undergoing treatment for his mental health while []
DNyuz
· Jun 29, 2026
Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence
Representative Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who disappeared from Congress and the campaign trail in March with almost no explanation, is set to return to the Capitol on Tuesday and address the mysterious health condition he says has kept him away. Mr. Kean, a 57-year-old seeking a third term in a competitive district, []
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