Thomas Kean Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gov. Kean will campaign, fundraise for son’s House bid

April 16, 2019 8:03 pmApril 16, 2019 10:44 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s congressional bid will get a boost from New Jersey’s most popular former governor. Kean’s father, former Gov. Thomas Kean, on Monday told the New Jersey Globe he intends to stump for his son. “I’ll do...

Kean kickoff draws prominent Republicans

April 16, 2019 7:51 pmApril 16, 2019 7:57 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean’s congressional campaign kickoff drew many of the seventh district’s top Republicans Monday. In addition to five of the district’s six county chairs — Warren County Republican Chairman Doug Steinhardt, who is also Republican state chairman,...

Gov. Kean ‘fully supportive’ if Tom Kean, Jr. runs for Congress

March 21, 2019 4:36 pm

Former Gov. Thomas Kean wouldn’t say Thursday whether his son, Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) should run for Congress, but he will support him if he does. “That’s up to him, whatever he runs for. People talk about...

Gov. Kean opposes marijuana legalization

March 21, 2019 4:01 pm

New Jersey’s most popular living governor opposes marijuana legalization. “I’m against it,” former Gov. Thomas Kean told The New Jersey Globe following a roundtable on the state’s educational opportunity fund Thursday morning. “I don’t think you need more poisons out...

Sooy, Robinson sworn in by Murphy

January 4, 2019 5:12 pmJanuary 5, 2019 10:36 am

Newly-elected Democratic Somerset County Freeholders Sara Sooy and Shanel Robinson were sworn in by Gov. Phil Murphy Friday. “We’ve done the hard work to get here, now it’s time to put in the work to make sure that we learn...

Gov. Kean wants Lance back in Congress

November 3, 2018 6:42 pm

Former Gov. Tom Kean wants Rep. Leonard Lance back in Congress. “He’s one of the few people who can bring people together because he talks to everybody and everybody likes him, so in a day when you talk about half...

Sherrill backer Barbara Curran was first woman NJ GOP executive director

October 30, 2018 6:37 pm

A primer on former Assemblywoman Barbara Curran, a Republican who endorsed Democrat Mikie Sherrill for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Curran became involved in politics working on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and managed former Senate President Frank McDermott’s...