The friends and colleagues of former Governor Tom Kean, Sr. paid tribute last night at the Breakers in Spring Lake.

A birthday party in honor of Kean’s 85th birthday, the event featured many politicos and other former governors. They included former governors Donald DiFrancesco, Christie Todd Whitman, Richard Codey, and James McGreevey.

Also in the room:

Former state Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr., who’s running for Congress in the battleground 7th District against incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-7), New Jersey’s marquee general election matchup this year.