US EditionTom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776. Is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?
- This year, Republican congressman Tom Kean Jr. is among his party's most endangered members as Democrats try to exploit President Donald Trump's unpopularity, and his 1776 family lineage may not protect him.
- A proposed warehouse conversion to an immigration detention facility sparked a lawsuit by Democrats and a GOP-controlled town council on Friday.
- Kean is centering his reelection pitch on property-tax and tax-cut messages because property taxes are among the highest in the country and two previous incumbents were ousted in midterms over the past decade.
- The Democratic primary remains unsettled with a half-dozen candidates competing in the June 2 primary, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has attacked Tom Kean Jr. as a career politician.
- With control of the House at stake, Kean is among 44 targeted lawmakers whose 1776 family lineage may not protect him from challenges, Democrats say.
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Tom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776. Is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?
Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House.
Tom Kean Jr.'s political roots date to 1776; is that enough to protect the Republican's House seat?
Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House.
Are Tom Kean Jr.’s political roots enough to protect the Republican’s House seat?
LEBANON, N.J. — Tom Kean Jr.’s political pedigree dates to 1776, when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader after the United States declared independence. His great grandfather was a senator, his grandfather was a congressman and his father was a governor. But the family lineage may not be enough to protect Kean in this year’s midterm elections. The Republican congressman is among his party’s most endangered members as Democrats …
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