Kean is the son of Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean, Sr., a [[Moderate Republican]]<ref name=tomkeantargetssocialism>Friedman, Matt (April 16, 2019). [https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2019/04/16/tom-kean-jr-targets-socialism-in-congressional-campaign-kickoff-974090 Tom Kean Jr. targets socialism in congressional campaign kickoff]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> who was the [[Governors of New Jersey|Governor of New Jersey]] from 1982 to 1990. The elder Kean said of his son: | Kean is the son of Thomas Howard "Tom" Kean, Sr., a [[Moderate Republican]]<ref name=tomkeantargetssocialism>Friedman, Matt (April 16, 2019). [https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2019/04/16/tom-kean-jr-targets-socialism-in-congressional-campaign-kickoff-974090 Tom Kean Jr. targets socialism in congressional campaign kickoff]. ''Politico''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> who was the [[Governors of New Jersey|Governor of New Jersey]] from 1982 to 1990. The elder Kean said of his son: |