Johnson Provides Cryptic Update On Missing GOP Lawmaker

Carlos Santos said his phone rang at 4:52 p. m. Thursday.

Joe LaBarbera was in his car when his cell lit up five minutes later.

I asked him if he needed anything,” LaBarbera, Sussex County’s Republican chairperson, recounted

“Just your prayers,” Kean Jr. responded, according to LaBarbera.

For his part, Santos said Keen was upbeat during their phone call.

He sounded healthy,” said Santos, who is the Republican leader in Kean’s home county of Union

“He sounded excited to get back on the campaign trail,” Santos added.