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Tom Kean Jr returns after missing 100 votes, trading stocks

6/25/2026

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) appeared at his Westfield residence on June 25 after a three-month absence, indicating a return to Washington on June 30.
He missed over 100 votes while trading stocks in eight companies valued $50,008–$190,000, leaving constituents in the swing district—won by President Donald Trump 1 percentage point in 2024—unrepresented.
Kean, unopposed in the June 2 Republican primary, stays on the ballot and will face Democrat Rebecca Bennett in November.

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) appeared at his Westfield residence on June 25 after a three-month absence, indicating a return to Washington on June 30.
He missed over 100 votes while trading stocks in eight companies valued $50,008–$190,000, leaving constituents in the swing district—won by President Donald Trump 1 percentage point in 2024—unrepresented.
Kean, unopposed in the June 2 Republican primary, stays on the ballot and will face Democrat Rebecca Bennett in November.