July 1, 2026, 4:18 a.m. ET Republican Tom Kean Jr. returned to work Tuesday, June 30 after what he described as long road to recovery from depression. Now he faces a tough road to reelection. The 57-year-old representative from New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, who has served in Washington in relative obscurity since winning his first election in 2022, became a national news story for vanishing from Congress for 117 days without offering any details or insight. Until Tuesday, June 30.