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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhere is Thomas Kean Jr?
How is someone who has not been seen for three months running for office again?
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Where is Thomas Kean Jr? (Original Post)
malaise
Yesterday
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Sneederbunk
(17,666 posts)1. Hiking the Appalachian Trail?
Attilatheblond
(9,380 posts)2. Never gets old
madinmaryland
(65,790 posts)9. With his Argentine girlfriend?
2naSalit
(104,047 posts)3. Is he real...
Or is he AI?
Real voters need to know.
3_Limes
(593 posts)6. Thats what I assumed. But they usually go 30 days.
45 for a really bad case (with great insurance). So the length of time kinda rules that out.
karynnj
(61,157 posts)11. He's from a wealthy family
I suspect it is medical. His dad had cardiac surgery at age 60, even though he was a nonsmoker and physically active (per the NYT). Could that suggest the son may have similar problems. The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com
New Jersey Daily Briefing;Former Gov. Kean Hospitalized
spanone
(142,118 posts)5. Very strange.
maxsolomon
(39,211 posts)8. I don't care.
The fewer Repuke congressmen, the better.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,717 posts)10. I think he's running unopposed
Get on it Democrats 💪😉
malaise
(298,491 posts)14. Not any more
MustLoveBeagles
(17,717 posts)15. Thanks for the update
MagickMuffin
(18,368 posts)12. Using the Kay Granger approach to governing
Kay was gone for a long time before anybody even noticed.
malaise
(298,491 posts)13. Glad to see a Dem challenging him
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/3/rebecca-bennett-wins-new-jersey-democratic-primary-to-face-trump-ally-kean
Rebecca Bennett has won a high-stakes Democratic Party primary in the US state of New Jersey, setting up a contest against Republican Tom Kean Jr, backed by President Donald Trump, for one of the most competitive seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
Bennett, a former US Navy helicopter pilot, defeated three Democratic rivals in New Jerseys 7th Congressional District, securing about 47.2 percent of the vote, according to projected results on Tuesday.
Rebecca Bennett has won a high-stakes Democratic Party primary in the US state of New Jersey, setting up a contest against Republican Tom Kean Jr, backed by President Donald Trump, for one of the most competitive seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
Bennett, a former US Navy helicopter pilot, defeated three Democratic rivals in New Jerseys 7th Congressional District, securing about 47.2 percent of the vote, according to projected results on Tuesday.