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His father is Thomas Kean , who was Governor Of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. Kean is a graduate of the Pingry School and Dartmouth College and is Completing A Degree in International Relations from Tufts University . He is a former aide to former Congressman Bob Franks and was a special assistant at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Bush Administration . He has also been a volunteer Firefighter and a volunteer EMT . Kean currently resides in Westfield with his wife, Rhonda, and their two daughters. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE Kean was elected to the State Senate in November, 2003, after being appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Rich Bagger earlier that year. Before that, he served in the Lower House of the New Jersey Legislature , the New Jersey General Assembly , from 2001 until his appointment to the Senate. In the state legislature, Kean has been a proponent of ethics reform in New Jersey Government. He was the original sponsor of legislation banning Pay To Play practices in New Jersey. In addition, he has sponsored legislation to streamline government, promote education, protect the Environment , and lower Property Tax es. He serves on the Judiciary Committee and the Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee. He is a former Vice Chairman of the Assembly State Government Committee and a former member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. District 21 Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly . The other representatives from the 21st Legislative District are:
2006 CAMPAIGN FOR U.S. SENATE See Also: New Jersey United States Senate election, 2006 Kean has announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by former U.S. Senator and current Governor Of New Jersey Jon Corzine , a seat now filled by Corzine's designated replacement, Robert Menendez . He is the presumptive Republican candidate expected to face Menendez in the November 2006 election. {Link without Title} Because of Kean's perceived liberalism on social issues such as Abortion , Gun Control and Gay Rights he is facing a primary challenge from conservative Republican John P. Ginty , Associate Director of Index Analysis with Standard & Poor's . {Link without Title} . POLITICAL BELIEFS On the economy, Kean supports Tax Cut s and Free Trade . He opposes government-funded Universal Health Care and supports Tort Reform and Medical Malpractice reform to lower health care costs. He supports Civil Unions for Homosexuals , and many critics on the right have accused him of supporting Gay Marriage . Kean is Pro-choice and voted with Democrats to fund Stem Cell Research as a state senator. He additionally supports New Jersey's Gun Control laws, which are some of the strictest in the nation. {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS
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