>Representative Tom Kean Jr. represents the Garden State’s 7th district, its most divided. President Trump carried it by one point in 2024, and Democratic Governor [Mikie Sherrill](https://newrepublic.com/article/203400/mikie-sherrill-latino-voters-democrats) won it by two points last year. But for more than a month, Kean hasn’t been in Washington, missing almost 50 roll call votes. The last time he cast a vote was March 5.
Life-Quantity-637 on
This conference is a counterintelligence nightmare
LilyMoonlit- on
Maybe he took a wrong turn at the last voter meeting and ended up in Narnia.
comingsoonme on
Hiking the Appalachian Trail maybe?
BigHungryFlamingo on
Weeks? Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for YEARS.
He does absolutely nothing. He might not even remember he has the job.
Potates42 on
Is he suffering from lazyfuckitis?
Accurate_Neat_355 on
If you don’t vote, you don’t have a record that can be used against you in the 2026 midterms. Ghosting Capitol Hill right now is brilliant for someone who’s district trump only carried by a point. Like staying home from school to miss a test you know you’re gonna fail
TheBatemanFlex on
Is there no length of health issue absences that disqualifies you from continuing to serve? What if you are in a coma?
Dildo___Schwaggins on
I wish more of them would follow his lead.
ManfredTheCat on
Probably sex trafficking children somewhere overseas
AcanthisittaNo6653 on
He’s been busy in April according to his congressional website. He just isn’t showing up to vote.
He’s either hiding from serving, or hiding from being served.
Pxlfreaky on
Let me guess, they’ll find another one in a dementia ward.
shrunkenhead041 on
It seems like there should be elected designated alternate Representatives and Senators to cover absences. Yes, choosing not to vote is one thing, but leaving a district or State unrepresented due to the health (or other) issues of a single person seems to go against the premise of a representative democracy.
MundBid-2124 on
Just busy with his market portfolio
Fearkiller77 on
Have we checked all the nearby nursing homes?
Ralphwiggum911 on
Must be nice to have a job you can just not do for a while with zero repercussions.
Defiant_Tomatillo907 on
Jersey politician missing. Check the river
zkesstopher on
Any other job, literally any other job, dead or alive you’d be fired.
bassfunk on
Even Congressmen are quiet quitting
TechnicalScheme385 on
Another one? (which should be the public answer at this point) Texas had a old one who was in a nursing/assisted living home for 6 months. It took a investigative reporter to find her. Let alone Susan Collins, and the rest of the 70+yr olds in politics still.
Our younger generation needs to follow AOC’s example and get involved more with politics.
And I personally thought we hit the low mark, when an Alaskan Senator described the internet as a “series of tubes, with dump trucks”. And he was in the committee that regulated the very infrastructure of our internet.
I really believe elected officials should not be allowed to hide medical issues from the public.
They don’t necessarily need to release their medical records or tell everyone exactly what they’ve been diagnosed with, but an elected official should not be able to disappear with “health issues” and it not be a serious problem.
Wis84682 on
Good
Buttermilk-Waffles on
Must be nice to have a job where you can just not show up for weeks and not get fired.
h4ck3r_n4m3 on
Have they checked all of the Waffle Houses?
drfsrich on
Hey be cool, guys. He left to go fix his conscience, sense of decency and backbone.
No luck yet, however.
alabasterskim on
Well, I’m glad he’s helping the Dems reclaim this seat!
contigopurple on
Maybe he’s searching for the missing scientists…
Borne2Run on
Do we need a national law that states “In event of 5 consecutive roll call vote misses, and lack of contact with party leadership, a state may execute a special election for the seat”?
Man hasn’t been seen for two months.
fushitaka2010 on
Dead? Gay sex? Pedo trafficker? Lost on the Appalachian trail?
Can’t think of other reasons why he’s “missing”.
chillplease on
oh no
anyways…
broke_af_guy on
Jersey? Maybe 3 punks on skates beat the shit out of him and he’s laying in the hospital in a coma.
Oceanbreeze871 on
Conservative work ethic
JerseyDevl on
I mean, he has the time to tell his staff to put out a million fucking signs every election cycle
Johnthespider85 on
Is there a girlfriend or mistress in Argentina involved?
shadowdra126 on
Why does he still have a job then
Ok_Row_8391 on
Ya check Tel-Aviv?
CorrectPhilosophy245 on
Must be nice to not show up for work for an entire month and still have 75% of your healthcare paid for by tax dollars.
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>Representative Tom Kean Jr. represents the Garden State’s 7th district, its most divided. President Trump carried it by one point in 2024, and Democratic Governor [Mikie Sherrill](https://newrepublic.com/article/203400/mikie-sherrill-latino-voters-democrats) won it by two points last year. But for more than a month, Kean hasn’t been in Washington, missing almost 50 roll call votes. The last time he cast a vote was March 5.
This conference is a counterintelligence nightmare
Maybe he took a wrong turn at the last voter meeting and ended up in Narnia.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail maybe?
Weeks? Tom Kean Jr. has been missing for YEARS.
He does absolutely nothing. He might not even remember he has the job.
Is he suffering from lazyfuckitis?
If you don’t vote, you don’t have a record that can be used against you in the 2026 midterms. Ghosting Capitol Hill right now is brilliant for someone who’s district trump only carried by a point. Like staying home from school to miss a test you know you’re gonna fail
Is there no length of health issue absences that disqualifies you from continuing to serve? What if you are in a coma?
I wish more of them would follow his lead.
Probably sex trafficking children somewhere overseas
He’s been busy in April according to his congressional website. He just isn’t showing up to vote.
Maybe they should check some [local care homes.](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kay-granger-assisted-living-memory-care-report-1235214921/)
Has anyone checked Brazil flight logs
Maybe check Thailand?
Anyone check out of a building window??
A traitor did what??
He’s either hiding from serving, or hiding from being served.
Let me guess, they’ll find another one in a dementia ward.
It seems like there should be elected designated alternate Representatives and Senators to cover absences. Yes, choosing not to vote is one thing, but leaving a district or State unrepresented due to the health (or other) issues of a single person seems to go against the premise of a representative democracy.
Just busy with his market portfolio
Have we checked all the nearby nursing homes?
Must be nice to have a job you can just not do for a while with zero repercussions.
Jersey politician missing. Check the river
Any other job, literally any other job, dead or alive you’d be fired.
Even Congressmen are quiet quitting
Another one? (which should be the public answer at this point) Texas had a old one who was in a nursing/assisted living home for 6 months. It took a investigative reporter to find her. Let alone Susan Collins, and the rest of the 70+yr olds in politics still.
Our younger generation needs to follow AOC’s example and get involved more with politics.
And I personally thought we hit the low mark, when an Alaskan Senator described the internet as a “series of tubes, with dump trucks”. And he was in the committee that regulated the very infrastructure of our internet.
I think you mean, Another Republican Member of Congress went missing. [Rep. Kay Granger went missing and was eventually found living in an assisted living facility with dementia. ](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/14/kay-granger-dementia-dc-media-00210317)
Don’t know about you, but I’d be fired for that.
I really believe elected officials should not be allowed to hide medical issues from the public.
They don’t necessarily need to release their medical records or tell everyone exactly what they’ve been diagnosed with, but an elected official should not be able to disappear with “health issues” and it not be a serious problem.
Good
Must be nice to have a job where you can just not show up for weeks and not get fired.
Have they checked all of the Waffle Houses?
Hey be cool, guys. He left to go fix his conscience, sense of decency and backbone.
No luck yet, however.
Well, I’m glad he’s helping the Dems reclaim this seat!
Maybe he’s searching for the missing scientists…
Do we need a national law that states “In event of 5 consecutive roll call vote misses, and lack of contact with party leadership, a state may execute a special election for the seat”?
Man hasn’t been seen for two months.
Dead? Gay sex? Pedo trafficker? Lost on the Appalachian trail?
Can’t think of other reasons why he’s “missing”.
oh no
anyways…
Jersey? Maybe 3 punks on skates beat the shit out of him and he’s laying in the hospital in a coma.
Conservative work ethic
I mean, he has the time to tell his staff to put out a million fucking signs every election cycle
Is there a girlfriend or mistress in Argentina involved?
Why does he still have a job then
Ya check Tel-Aviv?
Must be nice to not show up for work for an entire month and still have 75% of your healthcare paid for by tax dollars.