New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is set to return to Congress on June 30, following a mysterious months-long absence due to a personal medical issue. Kean, who represents a battleground district in this year’s midterms, has missed over 100 votes and hasn’t been spotted in Washington or his district.
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Kean’s office has said he is still running for reelection and is set to face Democratic Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett in the state’s premier contest in November. The district is among the most closely watched in this year’s election, with the seat changing party hands in the past two midterm elections.
Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence. His great-grandfather was a senator, his grandfather was a congressman, and his father is the former two-term governor, Tom Kean Sr.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
