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If you live in New Jersey, please take this guy down in November (lemmy.nz)

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This is Tom Kean

He was absent from Congress for months. He missed over 100 votes. During his absence, he continued collecting his salary.

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5876222/tom-kean-new-jersey-congress-depression

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9q2prq8301o

https://whyy.org/articles/tom-kean-new-jersey-congressman-disappeared-consequences/

This is the same guy who voted AGAINST paid sick leave.

https://www.aol.com/articles/rep-tom-kean-opponent-paid-193320000.html

https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/tom-kean-paid-sick-leave-congress-hypocrisy

https://www.levernews.com/sick-leave-for-me-not-for-thee/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/04/tom-kean-jr-sick-leave-mental-health-depression

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[-] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That is hardly the worst on the list for this guy.

Anti-choice, anti-medicare, broken ethics pledge and actively trading stocks, he will physically dodge reporters to avoid having to state his opinion, supports ICE, etc, etc.

Best case scenario he just disappears forever.

His seat is on the ballot for November.

Edit: his competition also only flipped to D because of Trump, so she sucks too. Just a lot less.

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