Rep. Tom Kean discloses depression diagnosis upon return from months-long absence

Rep. Tom Kean returned to the House floor on Tuesday after nearly four months away, disclosing that depression was the reason for his extended absence. According to Axios, Kean said he was hospitalized and his doctors recommended he remain in treatment longer than he initially expected. His absence left New Jersey's seventh district without a voting representative for over one hundred days—a significant gap given Speaker Mike Johnson's razor-thin majority in the House. Kean said on the floor that he owed an explanation to his constituents, colleagues, and the American people.

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