Kean has name recognition.
Has he been declared or is it just expected?
The district was redrawn to make it more Republican — while making neighboring districts more solidly “blue.” Even with this win, there are only 3 GOP representatives out of 12 in the state.
I met his pop once, in the 80’s when he was a good governor ( no tax on beer!) a real genuine nice guy. He invited the train crew into the special rail car for sandwiches and drinks at an event celebrating extension of electrified line to Jersey shore.