Sean Kean

Sean Kean
New Jersey General Assembly, District 30th
Incumbent
In office
2012-Present
Term ends
January 10, 2014
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Leadership
Assembly Assistant Republican Whip
2004-2008
Compensation
Base salary	$49,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 8, 2011
First elected	November 8, 2011
Next election	November 5, 2013
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
New Jersey State Senate, District 11
2008-2012
New Jersey State General Assembly, 11th District
Education
Bachelor's	Seton Hall University, 1988
Master's	Columbia University, 1992
J.D.	Seton Hall University School of Law, 1995
Personal
Birthday	5/21/1963
Place of birth	Montclair, NJ
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Sean Kean (b. May 21, 1963) is a Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 30 since 2012. Kean previously served in the Assembly, representing District 11 from 2002-2008. He then served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2008 until 2012. During the 2011 redistricting process Kean was moved into the same district (D. 30) as Robert Singer (R). Kean says he will now run for the New Jersey General Assembly rather than combat Singer in a primary.

Kean graduated with a B.A. in political science from Seton Hall University and also graduated with a M.A.L.S in American studies from Columbia University. Kean later obtained a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. In addition to being a senator, Kean is an attorney at Escandon Fernicola & Kean and has been since 2005. He has also been an Assistant Republican Whip in the New Jersey State Assembly.

Committee assignments

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Kean was appointed to these Senate committees:

• Legislative Services Commission
• Labor
• Transportation

Issues

Sponsored legislation

Bills that have been sponsored by Senator Kean include Senate Bill 330 and Senate Bill 331.

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Sean Kean endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Kean is running in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 30. Kean is bracketed with David Rible in the June 4 Republican primary. The general election takes place on November 5, 2013.

2011

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011, New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Kean did not run for re-election to the Senate. He instead won election to District 30 of the General Assembly. Kean and David Rible ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. They then defeated Howard Kleinhendler, Shaun O'Rourke, and David Schneck in the November 8 general election.

New Jersey General Assembly District 30 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sean Kean	34.4%	22,889
	Republican	David Rible Incumbent	31.2%	20,728
	Democratic	Shaun O'Rourke	16.9%	11,256
	Democratic	Howard Kleinhendler	16%	10,639
	Libertarian	David Schneck	1.5%	986
Total Votes				66,498

2007

In 2007 Kean was elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 10. Kean (R) finished with 28,403 votes while his opponent John Villapiano (D) finished with 16,465 votes. Kean raised $691,826 for his campaign fund.

New Jersey State Senate District 10
Candidates		Votes
Sean Kean (R)		28,403
John Villapiano (D)		16,465

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Kean received $354,494 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

New Jersey General Assembly 2011 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Sean Kean's campaign in 2011
Total Raised in 2011	$354,494
Total Votes received in 2011	22,889
Cost of each vote received	$15.49

2007

In 2007, Kean collected $691,826 in donations.

Listed below are the five largest contributors to his campaign.

Donor	Amount
New Jersey Republican Party	$47,284
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9	$11,400
New Jersey Association of Realtors	$10,000
Medical Society of New Jersey	$9,300
New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association	$8,900

District 11

Kean represents New Jersey Senate District 11, which includes the townships of Neptune and Ocean, New Jersey.

Personal

Kean was born on May 21, 1963 in Montclair, New Jersey. He is married to his wife Bridget.

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• Lawmakers take aim at violent video games - East Brunswick Sentinel
• Kean On 'Adults-Only' Video Game Bill - Patch.com
• Critics Argue Christie's Gun-Violence Plan Needs More Focus on Guns - NJ Spotlight
• New Jersey Task Force Recommends Game Regulation - Anime News Network
• The Violent Nature of Modern Video Gamers - RU Daily Targum
• Governor Livingston Baseball Picks-Off Summit 4-1 - TheAlternativePress.com (press release) (blog)

External links

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• New Jersey General Assembly - Hon. Sean Kean
• Sean Kean Official website
• Sean Kean legislative profile on Project Vote Smart
• Sean Kean biography on Project Vote Smart
• New Jersey Republican Party biography of Sean Kean
• Sean Kean on Facebook
• Sean Kean on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	New Jersey General Assembly District 30 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	New Jersey State Senate District 11 2008–2012	Succeeded by Jennifer Beck
Preceded by -	New Jersey General Assembly District 11 2002–2008	Succeeded by NA