Tom Kean Archives

Pennacchio enters race for Senate Republican Leader

July 22, 2021 9:22 amJuly 22, 2021 2:06 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) has become the first candidate to formally — albeit not publicly — launch a campaign for Senate Republican leader. Pennacchio wants to succeed Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), who is not seeing re-election to his...

Scalise endorses Kean for Congress in NJ-7

July 21, 2021 3:20 pm

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise has endorsed Tom Kean, Jr. for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. “We need more conservative leaders in Washington who will put their constituents first, “Scalise said. “Tom Kean is the...

July 17, 2021: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer

July 17, 2021 8:48 pm

Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, congressional candidate Thomas Kean, Jr., and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) joined host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, July...

Kean launches rematch against Malinowski

July 14, 2021 3:10 pmJuly 17, 2021 6:34 pm

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. formally launched his bid for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district on Wednesday, setting up a rematch with two-term Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) in what may be among the most closely-watched House races of the 2022...

Malinowski files amended transaction reports

July 9, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 9, 2021 2:24 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) submitted two amended Periodic Transaction Reports with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday that addresses incongruities related to previous disclosures of his stock trades. “These submissions reflect previously disclosed transactions which appeared...

Rabner gives legislative redistricting commission one month to submit possible tiebreaker candidates

July 9, 2021 9:33 amJuly 9, 2021 9:39 am

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has asked Democrats and Republicans to submit a list of candidates to serve as the eleventh member of the New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission by August 10. That puts the selection process for legislative and congressional...

Ties between Kean, Malinowski families goes back to Lincoln administration

July 8, 2021 9:42 amJuly 8, 2021 3:21 pm

The relationship between the Kean and Malinowski families goes back to the Civil War when two clans were both political allies of Abraham Lincoln. Col. John Kean, the great-great-grandfather of Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr., was among the founders...