Tom Kean Jr. Returns to Capitol After Missing 100-Plus Votes Over 100 Days
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Tom Kean Jr. Returns to Capitol After Missing 100-Plus Votes Over 100 Days
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 29
Summary
Tuesday marks Tom Kean Jr.’s return to the Capitol, where the 57-year-old New Jersey Republican says he will explain the personal medical issue that kept him away since March.
More than 100 missed votes and over 100 days out of public view turned his absence into a major political and personal mystery in a competitive House district.
Kean and his staff had disclosed almost nothing for months, even as colleagues privately speculated about causes ranging from stroke or heart trouble to addiction treatment.
A brief sighting at his Westfield home last week offered no answers—Kean, dressed in a suit and tie, told a reporter only: “I’ll talk to you next week.”