{"id":3906,"date":"2026-06-30T04:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:34:08","slug":"republican-tom-kean-jr-set-to-return-to-congress-after-long-unexplained-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3906","title":{"rendered":"Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who\u2019s been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jersey political family, represents a battleground district that includes President Donald Trump\u2019s Bedminster golf club. He\u2019s missed more than 100 votes in Congress this year and hasn\u2019t been seen publicly in Washington or his district despite winning the Republican nomination to serve another term.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kean\u2019s spokesman promised the congressman would return to work Tuesday and be transparent about what has kept him away. Last week, Kean answered the door of his home when a New York Times reporter visited, but declined to be interviewed, saying only that he would speak to them later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The mystery over Kean\u2019s absence carries potential political implications, given the competitive district he represents and the Republican Party\u2019s narrow control of the House. His office has said he is still running for reelection and is set to face Democratic nominee Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, in New Jersey\u2019s most high-profile contest in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

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