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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.

Source: New Jersey Globe

What the record shows · Sep 1, 2026

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.

Sources: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, GovInfo, House Committee on Ethics

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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