The U.S. Congressman “Missing” For 3 Months
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
New Jersey congressman, 57-year-old Tom Kean Jr. is up for reelection this year, but neither his constituents, nor his colleagues have laid eyes on him since early March. His staff and father, former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean Sr., have only referenced that the congressman is “addressing a personal health matter.” Just last week, a local New Jersey reporter said he spoke to the Congressman by phone, where Kean confirmed he is still running for re-election. Kean released a statement in mid April saying he expects to return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent, but in the meantime his whereabouts and condition remain a mystery.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:07.1 | It is Tuesday, May 26th. |
| 0:09.7 | And the case, the mystery, really, of the missing member of Congress. |
| 0:15.3 | Yes, a congressman from New Jersey has not shown up to work in nearly three months. And in fact, no one has |
| 0:23.3 | seen him at all. And barely are we starting to hear his voice. And with that, welcome to this |
| 0:29.8 | episode of Amy and T.J. Rose, what's the longest you've gone without going to work and |
| 0:34.6 | not telling anybody you were going to be there or why? |
| 0:38.4 | That's called never. Okay. Unexplained absences aren't just something you can do, right? |
| 0:42.5 | It work. No, I don't think most people would be able to keep their jobs if they had an unexplained |
| 0:48.8 | absence, talked about an unidentifiable illness, and then just said, that's all. There are no |
| 0:58.7 | details. There is no explanation. There is no information surrounding where Congressman Tom |
| 1:05.4 | Kane has been, what he is suffering from, and why he can't be seen in public. |
| 1:14.3 | So he hasn't been to work since March 5th. |
| 1:17.4 | Yes, we are talking about a Republican congressman from the 7th District in New Jersey. |
| 1:21.8 | This is the northern part of the state. |
| 1:23.6 | But his name is Tom Kane. |
| 1:24.7 | He's actually part of a legacy family there in the state of New Jersey. |
| 1:28.5 | His dad served in Congress. His dad was governor as well. His grandfather, great-grandfather, |
| 1:32.8 | they were all actually members of Congress. So the name is very familiar there. But Robs, |
| 1:39.4 | he voted March 5th in Congress. Congress then went on recess. He ain't been back. |
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