Perfect Togetha

by Terry Golway   
Posted December 19, 2007

Thomas H. Kean

As two-term governor (1982–1990) and then as chairman of the federal 9/11 Commission, Kean remains one of the state’s most popular political figures. As a candidate for reelection in 1985, Kean forged a diverse coalition that Republicans have been looking to replicate, without success, ever since.