{"id":1995,"date":"2026-06-19T04:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:08:37","slug":"rep-tom-kean-jr-to-return-to-congress-on-june-30-after-monthslong-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1995","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Tom Kean Jr. to return to Congress on June 30 after monthslong absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., plans to return to Capitol Hill on June 30 after missing more than 100 votes during a nearly four-month absence from Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1993\">Tiki hut fire leaves four people displaced in Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kean\u2019s chief of staff, Dan Scharfenberger, confirmed to NBC News on Thursday the date of Kean\u2019s planned return. The\u00a0New Jersey Globe\u00a0first reported the news.<\/p>\n<p>Kean\u2019s office previously said that the congressman\u2019s absence was due to a \u201cpersonal medical issue\u201d but has not disclosed any further details on his condition.<\/p>\n<p>Kean last voted in the Capitol on March 5, but his office has\u00a0kept active on social media\u00a0while he\u2019s stayed out of the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman is running for re-election and\u00a0will face off with Democrat Rebecca Bennett,\u00a0a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, in November.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, who has endorsed the New Jersey Republican, reiterated his support for Kean with\u00a0a Truth Social post\u00a0on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1991\">Man was last seen dancing on boat before going overboard in Miami, report says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote that Kean was \u201cworking tirelessly\u201d and has his \u201cComplete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters last month that he spoke with Kean in April and downplayed the impact of his absence on Kean\u2019s re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s had a medical issue, and he\u2019s going to be fully transparent and disclose all that &#8230; but I don\u2019t even know the details. It\u2019s a member\u2019s personal privacy on whatever matters they\u2019re dealing with,\u201d Johnson told reporters in May. \u201cHe\u2019s going to get re-elected, and we look forward to welcoming him back here very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson told reporters last week that he \u201cencouraged Tom to be transparent\u201d about his condition.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1989\">Video shows woman pushing 5-year-old in Sunny Isles Beach park, cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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