This GOP congressman is running unopposed in Tuesday's primary. He's been missing from Washington for nearly three month

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

GOP Rep. Tom Kean is running unopposed in his primary on Tuesday, seeking a third term in one of the nation’s most competitive seats.

But voters haven’t seen or heard directly from Kean in months — and it’s still unclear when he might return to work on Capitol Hill. Kean has yet to offer a date for his return to House Speaker Mike Johnson and his team, who have been navigating their reed-thin margins without him since early March, according to three GOP leadership sources.

The New Jersey congressman said in late April on social media that he’s dealing with a “personal medical issue,” without specifying what it is, and said he would be back “very soon.” Late last month, he told The New Jersey Globe that he’d be back in the “next couple of weeks.”

His absence, though, is now increasingly rattling House Republicans. Kean’s colleagues say they are worried about his health — and how the unexplained absence could complicate the GOP’s ability to hold onto a critical swing seat in an already difficult midterm cycle, according to multiple sources.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/gop-congressman-running-unopposed-tuesday-221925192.html

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Does his absence mean he has not been allowed to cast a vote in Congress?

Do they have to vote in person?

[Jose Garcia]

9. Yes

This is making it even more difficult for Republicans to pass any legislation unless they have some help from Democrats.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Whoever we run in the Fall might bring this up.

New Jersey needs representatives who present for work.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. On HIS side he is

On our side there are four candidates, including a Gov. Mikie Sherill clone. I suspect Rep. Kean may be plain MR. Kean come Nov.

[Dulcinea]

4. He's probably in a mental facility or rehab.

But his whereabouts shouldn't be a secret from his constituents.

[Attilatheblond]

8. Thinking same, then wondered: Is he running out the statute of limitations for something he did?

Just trying to figure out any possible explanation.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. We know it's not maternity leave /nt

[MineralMan]

6. Does he have a Democratic opponent?

Perhaps a flip is in order.

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. We can't waist this opportunity

[leftstreet]

13. Looks like 4 Dems in the primary

Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination: Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot now working in health system strategy; Brian Varela, a small business owner from Long Valley; Michael Roth, a former official with the U.S. Small Business Administration from Westfield; and Dr. Tina Shah, M.D,. a former adviser to the U.S. surgeon general, also from Westfield.

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/05/democratic-candidates-who-want-to-represent-nj-congressional-district-7/

[MineralMan]

14. Well, I hope the winner of that primary

flips the seat. Seems to me that the opportunity to do that is pretty good.

[0rganism]

7. Maybe congress needs remote presence devices?

[2naSalit]

11. Maybe he's...

AI and they can't tell anyone about it.

[2naSalit]

10. So...

Is this Kean guy real or is he AI?