NJ-07: NJ Rep. Kean said he battled depression. His voting record on mental health is mixed.
Rep. Tom Kean, who revealed this week that he was hospitalized for depression during his monthslong absence from Congress, has a mixed record on supporting mental health and sick leave legislation.
While he voted numerous times to help pass mental health bills as a state lawmaker, he also voted against legislation that would have given New Jerseyans access to the type of care and time off that he says he recently benefited from.
During a speech on the House floor Tuesday in which he discussed his battle with severe depression, Kean said he has "always been a supporter of mental health care."
Before he was elected to Congress in 2022, Kean served in the state Legislature for two decades — first as a member of the Assembly then in the state Senate.
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