Bowman, Bill. "Ex-governor's son swims upstream", Asbury Park Press, September 27, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2008. "Kean, who was appointed to the Assembly in March 2001 upon the resignation of the late Alan Augustine, won re-election in 2001. He was appointed to his 21st District Senate seat earlier this year after the resignation of Richard H. Bagger."