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Official portrait of Thomas H. Kean, Jr.

2nd term · 3.8 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · NJ-7 · Republican · since Jan 2023

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.

Bills authored 17Missed votes 132 of 524Party unity 84% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 158 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Thomas Howard Kean Jr. was born in 1968 in Livingston, New Jersey, to a family that included a former state governor and a former member of Congress.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a master's degree in law and diplomacy from Tufts University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr. Before holding elected office, Kean worked as a congressional aide and as a special assistant at the Environmental Protection Agency.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

Kean served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2001 to 2003 and in the New Jersey Senate from 2003 to 2022.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr. Following unsuccessful congressional campaigns in 2000 and 2020, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2022.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr. During his second term in 2026, Kean took a nearly four-month medical leave of absence from Congress to receive inpatient treatment for depression.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

In their own words

“As a former volunteer firefighter myself, I am honored to celebrate the accomplishments of these dedicated individuals.”

Congressional Record · Jul 22, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1968

    Born in Livingston, New Jersey.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

  2. 2001-2003

    Served in the New Jersey General Assembly.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

  3. 2003-2022

    Served in the New Jersey Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

  4. 2023-present

    Serves as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district.Source 1: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general

74.81% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Thomas H. Kean, Jr. — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Thomas Kean Jr.wikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

3.8YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

23,306VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 5.4%

Certified result

74.81%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

 

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

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Before Congress

  1. 1968 Born in Livingston, New Jersey.
  2. 2001-2003 Served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
  3. 2003-2022 Served in the New Jersey Senate.
  4. 2023-present Serves as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district.
House Committee on Energy and CommerceHouse Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Communications and Technology subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Health subcommitteeHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs · Middle East and North Africa subcommitteeHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs · South and Central Asia subcommittee17 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated. Voted 1 of 100 toward public spending.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated. Voted 23 of 100 toward stricter enforcement.
  • Immigration: not yet stated. Voted 30 of 100 toward tighter limits.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated. Voted 4 of 100 toward individual liberty.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated. Voted 29 of 100 toward develop & extract.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated. Voted 6 of 100 toward exec. discretion.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. Select a cluster to open its issues.

StatedRecordGapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 8 with both halves · 51 with one · 13 with neither

Sort
Regulation (cross-sector)1 statement40 counted votesAnalysisRole of government2 statements17 counted votesAnalysisSpending vs. restraint1 statement17 counted votesAnalysisMarket protectionsNo statements17 counted votesNot yet statedBanking/financial rulesNo statements14 counted votesNot yet statedAid & alliancesNo statements13 counted votesNot yet statedTrade & tariffsNo statements13 counted votesNot yet statedFarm policy & subsidiesNo statements10 counted votesNot yet statedMilitary budget1 statement9 counted votesAnalysisPublic works2 statements8 counted votesAnalysis

The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Thomas H. Kean, Jr. voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Thomas H. Kean, Jr..

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Lagged · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$4.9MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $125.0K · 40 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.2M · 24.3%
  • Itemized individual$1.7M · 35.5%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$220.6K · 4.5%
  • All other$1.7M · 35.7%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.202
Social (dim 2)0.360

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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Civic Herald. “Thomas H. Kean, Jr.: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/thomas-h-kean-jr-K000398.

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