Tom Kean Promises ‘Transparency’

“Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican running for re-election in a competitive swing district in New Jersey, has not been seen publicly in nearly three months as he recovers from what his aides have described only as a ‘personal medical condition,’” the New York Times reports.

“Primary Day was no different. Mr. Kean, 57, voted by mail and had no scheduled public appearances. A knock at the door of his home in Westfield, N.J., went unanswered.”

“Then, three hours before polls closed, Mr. Kean’s office released a statement attributed to the congressman that suggested it might be several more weeks before he was healthy enough to return to public life or to the campaign trail.”