# Thomas Kean Jr.

Thomas Kean Jr. is a Republican member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 7th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 7th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000398
- FEC candidate IDs: H0NJ07261

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000398 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Kean missed 22% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 96.3%).

## What Jr. says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,686 classified statements: 1,373 posts on X, 174 press releases, 78 newsletters, 61 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jr. | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 205 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 6.8% | 15.1% | 204 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 65.5% | 67.7% | 141 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.2% | 8.9% | 50 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 42.9% | 37.4% | 78 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 3.0% | 207 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 26% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Republicans 24%); Science, Technology, Communications 14% (House Republicans 7.2%); Taxation 14% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.01), from 4,207 donors and 1,755 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.0% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 78% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 93.0% (97.1%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 390. 10.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 139 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10760: Healthy Minds for a Better Future Act (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10760
- H.R. 10678: Fight Against Fentanyl Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10678
- H.R. 10626: HELP STATES Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10626
- H.R. 10567: AI Emergency Button Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10567
- H.R. 10338: SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10338
- H.R. 10339: Terrorism Judgment Collection Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10339
- H.R. 10340: 9/11 Legacy Preservation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10340
- H.Res. 1523: Expressing support for the designation of November 20, 2026, as "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Day". (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1523
- H.R. 10244: No Taxpayer Funds for Congressional First Class Flights Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10244
- H.R. 10160: Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10160

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 10% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 54% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2114738323675644253
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2114762989291122955
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2114820989590880421
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2113782569686720809
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2114143715346231560
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2113629554812014869
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2113654948701299134
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2113674221628903787
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Kean Urges Action to Make Air Travel Wheelchair Accessible · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://kean.house.gov/media/press-releases/kean-urges-action-make-air-travel-wheelchair-accessible
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongressmanKean/status/2113292878151573568

## Links

- Official site: https://kean.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/CongressmanKean
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanKean
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/congressmankean
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000398

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000398