Republican lawmaker who’s been MIA for over a month finally speaks out about lengthy and continued absence

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRepublican lawmaker who’s been MIA for over a month finally speaks out about lengthy and continued absenceTom Kean Jr. is facing a tough reelection bid in November, yet has missed more than 50 roll call votes since March 17Io Dodds in San Francisco Tuesday 28 April 2026 05:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966095","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-kean-congressman-missing-absent-b2966095.html","title":"Republican congressman who’s been MIA for over a month finally breaks silence"}}CloseTom Malinowski vs. Tom Kean Jr.Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A Republ...