Rep. Thomas Kean Still Trading Stocks Amid Months-Long Absence
The filing came as Kean missed more than 100 votes and remained largely out of public view, fueling questions about his prolonged absence.
- On Friday, Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., electronically signed a congressional stock disclosure form revealing five trades executed between April 14 and May 17 while missing more than 100 House votes since his last recorded vote on March 5.
- Kean's absence began after his final House vote on March 5 supporting the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; Congress reconvened March 16 but he did not return, leaving the New Jersey Republican unseen publicly for more than 80 days.
- In his first interview since the prolonged absence, Kean told The New Jersey Globe on Thursday his doctors are "confident" he will make a "full recovery" and anticipates returning to voting "within the next couple of weeks."
- State Republican officials confirmed last week they had spoken to Kean by phone, and Rep. Richard Hudson told Politico on Thursday that Kean expects to return to House votes in June, signaling campaign continuity.
- Kean remains unopposed for the June 2 Republican primary while prediction markets give Democrats a 78 percent chance of flipping New Jersey's 7th District; despite his prolonged absence, he has raised more than $600,000 from corporate PACs.
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