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2 unusual facts about Thomas Kean, Jr.


N. Leonard Smith

He describes this as being his "major motivation" for being a candidate because Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. and Democrat Bob Menendez both support abortion rights.

Tom Kean

Thomas Kean, Jr. (born 1968), New Jersey State Senator and 2006 candidate for the U.S. Senate


1988 Republican National Convention

The convention featured speeches by Joe Paterno, Pat Robertson, a keynote address by Thomas Kean, then-governor of New Jersey, and the music of the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra.

C. Robert Sarcone

In 1977, Sarcone sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey, finishing third in a field of four candidates, behind State Senator Raymond Bateman and Assembly Minority Leader Thomas Kean.

Harry A. McEnroe

McEnroe and his running mate, Gerald Simons, were defeated by the Republican incumbents, Thomas Kean (the future Governor) and Philip Kaltenbacher.

Meryl Frank

Frank helped author status of women legislation for President William Clinton and New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, in 1993 and 1989.

New Jersey Planning Officials

In 1988 the Governor of New Jersey, Thomas Kean, declared the week of April 24-30, 1988 as "Planning Week" in New Jersey on behalf of NJPO's 50th anniversary.

New Sweden Farmstead Museum

The museum was formally opened on April 14, 1988 by Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden accompanied by Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean and his wife Deborah.

Rose Thering

As a member of a Commission appointed by Gov. Thomas Kean, she helped write a 1994 law mandating the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide in all elementary and high schools in New Jersey.

Telcordia Technologies

The company originally established its headquarters in Livingston with dedication by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean in 1985, but moved its headquarters to Morristown a decade later.

Tom Kean

Thomas Kean (born 1935), former Governor of New Jersey, president of Drew University, and head of the 9/11 Commission

UnitedHealth Group

Major shareholders have filed lawsuits accusing former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean and UnitedHealth Group's other directors of failing in their fiduciary duty.

Major shareholders have filed lawsuits accusing former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean and UHC's other directors of failing in their fiduciary duty.

William G. Bassler

Bassler was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court in 1988 by then-governor Thomas Kean (R).


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