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Did Tom Kean Jr. vote to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards?

Matches stated record claim. He voted yes on the September 1, 2026 resolution on Edwards, which passed 413 to 2.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Ethics: the Chuck Edwards censure

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What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he voted to sanction a fellow Republican from North Carolina over his conduct with staff.

What the record shows ·

On September 1, 2026 he voted Yea on H.Res. 1498, "In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards," a North Carolina Republican. It passed 413 to 2 (Roll Call 292). The resolution adopted a House Ethics Committee report that found he acted improperly toward two women on his staff, and censured him.

Limit: The vote was nearly unanimous. His separate statement that he would not vote for Edwards's reelection is a statement about the future, not a record.

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  1. New Jersey Globe and Rider University debate, September 27, 2026 (at 62:45)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5HMVQAo8ZY&t=3765s

    New Jersey Globe · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    The host's full video of the 7th District debate. Kean says he voted to sanction a fellow Republican from North Carolina over his conduct with staff. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on September 28, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not yet available.

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  2. Roll Call 292, H.Res. 1498, on agreeing to the resolutionhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026292

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 1, 2026, "In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards," agreed 413 to 2. Kean: Yea.

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  3. H.Res. 1498, as agreed to by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hres1498eh/html/BILLS-119hres1498eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Adopts the Ethics Committee's report on Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina and resolves that he be censured.

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  4. House Ethics Committee report in the matter of Representative Chuck Edwards (document)

    House Committee on Ethics · Reviewed Sep 28, 2026

    Found that Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.

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