tom kean jr absence impact felt as New Jersey Assembly loses its ‘voice of reason’ while residents demand answers over mysterious no-show
Let me tell you, folks, I’ve been watching this circus in Trenton for years and I’ve never seen anything like this. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent from the Assembly for weeks now, and nobody in leadership has the common sense to explain why. You see it in the news, you see it on the floor—bills are stalling, debates are getting nowhere, and we’re left picking up the pieces. He was the only one up there who’d actually listen to a taxpayer instead of a lobbyist. Now that he’s gone, it’s like the whole place forgot how to function. Common sense says if you’re missing from your post, you owe your voters an answer. But no, they’re just shuffling papers and hoping nobody notices. Well, we notice. And we’re tired of it.