| Everyone is asking: Where is Congressman Tom Kean Jr.? Perhaps his stock broker might know the answer.
Breaking new reporting from NOTUS reveals that while Kean Jr. has been MIA and has missed nearly 50 votes in Congress since his last vote on March 5th, he’s “been active in at least one respect: stock trading.”
A review of Kean Jr.’s public financial records reveals that “Kean bought and sold shares of eight different stocks between March 10 and March 31,” with the total value of assets traded reaching as high as $190,000.
Reminder: Kean Jr. campaigned on a promise to ban congressional stock trading and place his millions of dollars in assets into a blind trust. But reporting revealed he has broken that promise to New Jersey voters.
 DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“New Jersey voters deserve to know where Congressman Kean Jr. is and why he continues to play the stock market while in office.”
Read more from NOTUS for yourself:
NOTUS: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Has Disappeared From Capitol Hill. He’s Still Trading Stocks.
By Dave Levinthal | April 24, 2026
- Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been missing from congressional action since early March — no public appearances, no congressional votes, not even replies to text messages from concerned colleagues.
- During Kean’s disappearance, which Politico reported is health related, the New Jersey Republican has been active in at least one respect: stock trading.
- Congressional financial records reviewed by NOTUS indicate Kean bought and sold shares of eight different stocks between March 10 and March 31, including those of Amcor, Chubb Limited, First Citizens BancShares, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo.
- The combined value of the trades is from $50,008 to $190,000. (Federal lawmakers are only required to disclose the value of their trades in broad ranges.)
- Kean personally certified the disclosure, affixing his digital signature to the document on April 13.
- On March 18, Kean also certified his disclosure of several other personal stock and U.S. Treasury note trades that he reported making in February.
- Kean last voted in Congress on March 5 and has since missed several dozen House roll call votes. Kean’s congressional office acknowledged NOTUS’ requests for comment but did not respond to questions.
- Stock trading has been a theme across Kean’s career in Congress.
- In 2022, Kean defeated then-Rep. Tom Malinowski, whose stock disclosure-related violations of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act dogged him throughout his reelection bid.
- As a newly minted congressman in 2023, Kean cast himself as an ethics reformer, pledging to place his millions of dollars worth of personal assets into a congressionally approved blind trust. But Kean never did, in part blaming a cumbersome process for doing so.
- He’s continued to trade individual stocks while serving in Congress […]
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