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What Happened Today – June 1, 2026

Representative Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey has not cast a vote since March 5, leaving this official portrait the closest his district has come to seeing its congressman. (Official U.S. House photo)

Voters in New Jersey’s 7th District go to the polls today for a congressman no one has seen since March. He has not campaigned but has no Republican challenger, so today’s nomination is a formality. A bill still went out under Tom Kean’s name last week, though the Democrat listed beside him as cosponsor says … Read more

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