One of the most endangered members of Congress has seemingly vanished over the last month and his colleagues are completely bewildered over what is going on.
As Politicoreported, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) has not been seen by his fellow House members for over one month. He was last spotted on Capitol Hill back on March 5, which is the last time he voted.
Since then, Kean has missed almost 50 roll call votes.
More alarmingly, his GOP colleagues have heard only “radio silence” when trying to reach out to him. No calls or texts.
The other two Republicans in the New Jersey delegation, Reps. Chris Smith and Jeff Van Drew, said they have called and texted Kean out of concern for his health. But so far, neither said they have heard from him. Van Drew said it’s been “radio silence.”
Several New York Republicans who have worked with Kean on key issues said similarly. Kean’s absence has largely fallen under the radar and GOP leaders haven’t addressed the issue to the conference, according to several Republicans.
One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), said he didn’t even realize Kean had been missing until he tried to find him on the House floor Tuesday.
“I was looking for him,” Bacon said in an interview Wednesday. “I didn’t know it was that long.”
Democrats have noticed as well.
“It’s been a long absence,” New Jersey Democrat Rep. Rob MenendeztoldPolitico. “I hope he’s doing all right. But I haven’t heard anything.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
