Tom Kean, Jr.
| Thomas Kean Jr. | |
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| Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Lance |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 21st district |
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Assumed office March 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Rich Bagger |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office April 19, 2001 – March 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Augustine |
| Succeeded by | Jon Bramnick |
| Constituency |
21st (2002-03) 22nd (2002-03) |
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| Born |
Thomas Howard Kean Jr. September 5, 1968 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rhonda Kean |
| Mother | Deborah Bye |
| Father | Thomas Kean |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College (BA) Tufts University (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Thomas Howard Kean Jr. (born September 5, 1968) is an American Republican politician, the current Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate, and a New Jersey State Senator. From 2001 until 2003, he was a New Jersey General Assemblyman, and represented the 21st Legislative District, which includes parts of Union, Morris, Somerset, and Essex Counties. In 2003, he was elected a New Jersey State Senator, and in January 2008 became Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate.
After Governor Chris Christie was reelected in 2013, Christie attempted to remove Kean as Minority Leader, but ultimately failed. Kean was frequently mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for Governor in the 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election, but did not seek the nomination.
Kean is a member of the Kean family, one of the oldest and most distinguished American families. His father is Thomas Howard Kean, Sr., former Governor of New Jersey. His grandfather is Robert Kean, a former Congressman from New Jersey. His great-grandfather, Hamilton Fish Kean, and great-great-uncle, John Kean, were both United States Senators. His grandmother's family are descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch colonial Governor of New Amsterdam (now known as New York). His great-grandmother, Katharine Winthrop, was a direct descendant of John Winthrop, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is also a direct descendant of Thomas Dudley, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a signer of Harvard College's charter. His second great-great-uncle was Hamilton Fish, a United States Senator, Governor of New York, and U.S. Secretary of State. He is also a relative of William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey.
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