‘Missing’ GOP Congressman Tom Kean Jr. Breaks Silence as He Emerges from Hiding for First Time in Nearly Four Months * The Gateway Pundit * by Cullen Linebarger
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) official House portrait. Credit: Office of Congressman Tom Kean
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey GOP Congressman who mysteriously went AWOL for almost four months, has emerged from hibernation and spoken publicly for the first time.
On Wednesday, Kean greeted New York Times reporter Tracey Tully at his home in Westfield, New Jersey. He was wearing a suit and a tie.
While Kean declined to provide details on why he has been missing for so long, he told Tully, “It’s good to see you. I’ll talk to you next week. Thank you.”
Harrison Neely, Kean’s top adviser, later promised the Times via a text message that Kean would be “fully transparent” once he returns to Washington next week.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) had not been seen in public since he was spotted on Capitol Hill on March 5, the last time he voted.
He has missed over 135 roll call votes since vanishing.
The Times also notes that neighbors in Kean’s own city had not seen him in months either.
Moreover, the family’s vacation house in Bay Head, N.J., appeared vacant the weekend before Memorial Day.
Residents of Fishers Island, N.Y., where the Kean family owns property, had not noticed the GOP congressman either.
But interestingly, Kean found time to buy and trade stocks while out of the public eye.
Kean’s emergence comes at an opportune time for Republicans, as he is considered one of their most vulnerable members.
Earlier this month, Kean won the Republican nomination for his Seventh District seat while ‘running’ unopposed. The Democrats nominated 39-year-old Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot.
His seat is considered one of the most competitive in the country.
Joe Biden won Kean’s seat by four points in 2020, while Trump carried it by two points.
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