Sean T. Kean | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 30th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ronald S. Dancer Joseph R. Malone |
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 8,2008 –January 10,2012 | |
Preceded by | Joseph A. Palaia |
Succeeded by | Jennifer Beck |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 11th district | |
In office October 28,2002 –January 8,2008 Servingwith Steve Corodemus | |
Preceded by | Thomas S. Smith |
Succeeded by | Mary Pat Angelini Dave Rible |
Personal details | |
Born | Sean Thomas Kean [1] May 21,1963 Montclair,New Jersey |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Bridget |
Children | Sean Jr.,Terrence &Mary |
Residence | Wall Township,New Jersey |
Alma mater | Seton Hall University (BA,JD) Columbia University (MALS) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Legislative webpage |
Sean T. Kean (born May 21,1963) is an American Republican Party politician,who has represented the 30th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since being sworn into office on January 10,2012. Prior to redistricting,Kean served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2012,representing the 11th legislative district. He had previously represented the 11th district in the General Assembly from 2002 to 2008.
Kean was born in Montclair,grew up in Deal and attended Red Bank Catholic High School. [2] He is of Irish heritage and has family ancestry in County Cork. [3] [4]
Kean received a B.A. in 1988 from Seton Hall University in Political Science,was granted an M.A.L.S. in 1992 from Columbia University in American Studies and was awarded a J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law in 1995. [2] [5] Before becoming an attorney,Kean was a member of the Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local 472 Union (a branch of the Laborers' International Union of North America) in Newark from 1984 until 1988. Kean served as an aide to State Senator John O. Bennett from 1994 through 1996. He served on the Monmouth County Environmental Council from 1999 to 2001 and on the Wall Township Planning Board from 2001 to 2002. [2] [5] Prior to 1994,Kean had been registered a Democrat. [6]
Kean is a resident of Wall Township where he lives with his wife Bridget and triplets born in July 2012. [7] [8] Kean formerly wrote a column titled "Legislative Matters" in The Coast Star,a weekly local newspaper in Monmouth County. His column typically contains news from the statehouse in Trenton,opinions on issues facing his district,and criticism of the state's Democratic Party. [9]
Kean first took his seat in the Assembly on October 28,2002,following his selection by the District 11 Republican County Committee members to fill the vacancy created by the death of Assemblyman Thomas S. Smith. Despite not having the endorsement of Monmouth County Republican Chair William F. Dowd and the district's other Assemblyman Steve Corodemus,Kean won the special convention vote winning a majority of the vote (113 votes) on the first ballot defeating Long Branch councilman Anthony Giordano (81 votes) and former Asbury Park mayor Carl Williams (13 votes). [6] He would win election to full two-year terms in 2003 and 2005.
In the Assembly,he was the Assistant Republican Whip from 2004 to 2008. In his first stint in the Assembly,Kean served in the State Government Committee and the Transportation and Public Works Committee. [10]
In 2007,11th District Senator Joseph A. Palaia opted to retire at the end of his term. Kean sought election to the seat and defeated former professional football player and Assemblyman John Villapiano 63%-37%. [11] During the first two years of his four-year Senate term,he served on the Legislative Services Commission,Labor,and Transportation Committees. In the next two years,he was a member of the Health,Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee and the Transportation Committee. [12]
As a result of the 2011 legislative redistricting,Kean's hometown of Wall Township was placed into the 30th Legislative District setting up a potential primary election with fellow Republican Senator Robert Singer. Kean avoided such a fight by instead successfully running for election to the Assembly alongside David Rible (who was one of Kean's Assembly successors). [13] In his current term in the Assembly,he is on the Consumer Affairs and Regulated Professions Committees. [5]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [5]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [14] The representatives from the 30th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean (incumbent) | 37,450 | 39.9 | |
Democratic | Avi Schnall | 29,482 | 31.4 | |
Republican | Edward H. Thomson (incumbent) | 18,076 | 19.3 | |
Democratic | Salvatore Frascino | 8,868 | 9.4 | |
Total votes | 93,876 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 54,541 | 36.8 | 0.5 | |
Republican | Edward H. Thomson | 52,678 | 35.5 | 1.7 | |
Democratic | Stephen Dobbins | 20,800 | 14.0 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Matthew Filosa | 20,366 | 13.7 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 148,385 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 25,426 | 36.3 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Edward H. Thomson | 23,662 | 33.8 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Steven Farkas | 10,063 | 14.4 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | Yasin “Jason” Celik | 9,666 | 13.8 | 4.1 | |
The Other Candidate | Hank Schroeder | 1,213 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | 70,030 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 33,672 | 33.3 | 1.2 | |
Republican | Edward H. Thomson III | 30,680 | 30.3 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Kevin Scott | 18,737 | 18.5 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Eliot Arlo Colon | 18,160 | 17.9 | 4.2 | |
Total votes | 101,249 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 19,826 | 34.5 | 3.7 | |
Republican | David P. Rible | 19,459 | 33.9 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Jim Keady | 9,148 | 15.9 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Lorna Phillipson | 7,867 | 13.7 | 1.2 | |
Economic Growth | Hank Schroeder | 1,101 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | 57,401 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 39,702 | 38.2 | 3.8 | |
Republican | David P. Rible | 37,252 | 35.9 | 4.7 | |
Democratic | Jimmy Esposito | 13,898 | 13.4 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Lorelei Rouvrais | 12,967 | 12.5 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 103,819 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sean T. Kean | 22,889 | 34.4 | |
Republican | David P. Rible | 20,728 | 31.2 | |
Democratic | Shaun O'Rourke | 11,256 | 16.9 | |
Democratic | Howard Kleinhendler | 10,639 | 16.0 | |
Libertarian | David Schneck | 986 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 66,498 | 100.0 |
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Sean T. Kean. NJ General Assembly/ (R-30) Monmouth County. Traces roots to County Cork, Ireland. 2011 Irishman of the Year/ Order of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh/ Jersey Shore. Sponsor of legislation celebrating Irish-American contributions to American society.