Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress

White GOP Rep Who Disappeared From Duties Says He Suffers Depression

Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Back in March, a Republican lawmaker from New Jersey appeared to vanish from Congress and the campaign trail with no reported explanation. In fact, it wasn’t until his absence became too noticeable to ignore that it was reported he was attending to medical needs. Well, now, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has announced he was diagnosed with depression and had been absent all of these months due to an extended stay at the ho…

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Faces Resignation Calls After Absence

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey returned to the House floor after roughly three months away from Congress and told colleagues he had been hospitalized for depression, a disclosure that immediately drew calls from constituents demanding he step down. Kean, 57, had vanished from Washington without public explanation, missing more than 100 House votes while his office offered almost nothing to the press. Neighbors in Westfield, New Jerse…

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. breaks silence on three-month absence, faces resignation pressure over missed votes

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey returned to the House floor after roughly three months away from Congress and told colleagues he had been hospitalized for depression, a disclosure that immediately drew calls from constituents demanding he step down. Kean, 57, had vanished from Washington without public explanation, missing more than 100 House...

Congressman Gets Mixed Response After Explaining Why He Disappeared for Four Months

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle shared mixed responses Tuesday after a Republican congressman said his recent four-month absence was due to treatment for depression. GOP Rep. Tom Kean […] The post Congressman Gets Mixed Response After Explaining Why He Disappeared for Four Months appeared first on The Western Journal.

Politician's Leave of Absence Highlights a Systemic Problem

Congressman Tom Kean's recent leave of absence for depression reveals a staggering inequity in how the powerful receive mental health benefits compared to how the layperson does.

Lauren Boebert slams ’embarrassing’ Republican colleague Tom Kean Jr. over his depression diagnosis: ‘It is an absolute disrespect to his voters’

Rep. Lauren Boebert sharply criticized fellow Republican Tom Kean Jr. after he revealed he had been absent from Congress for more than four months while dealing with depression, calling his explanation “embarrassing” during an interview outside the U.S. Capitol. Lauren Boebert calls out Tom Kean Jr. Lauren Boebert said Tom Kean Jr.’s explanation for missing work is ’embarrassing.’ By: MEGA Speaking with TMZ reporter Jacob Wasserman, Boebert show…