GOP congressmen missing from Congress since March confirms he has illness, says will seek reelection

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-N.J., has now confirmed an illness has kept him from voting on Capitol Hill since March 5 and says he plays to return to Washington, D.C., soon. However, neither he nor others have disclosed the details of his condition. 

In an interview with the New Jersey Globe, Kean said that in the next couple of weeks he will return to voting in the House and hit the campaign trail. 

“My doctors are confident that I’m on the road to a full recovery,” he also told the newspaper.

Kean said the illness doesn't impact his cognitive health, and doctors don't expect any long-term effects or chronic health issues. 

Kean began missing votes the week of March 16, and he's missed 99 roll call votes since. His last vote was on March 5, prior to the House recess.