Other leadership positions McKeon has held during his tenure in the Assembly include Assistant Majority Whip from 2004 to 2005, Assistant Majority Leader from 2006 to 2007, Majority Whip in 2008 and 2009, and Deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2011. John McKeon currently supports rights and monetary aid to undocumented residents and residents who reside in New Jersey unlawfully as McKeon states on a January 17, 2018 episode of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson John McKeon was also one of the 11 sponsors of the "New Jersey Insurance Marketplace Preservation Act" also known as bill A3380 which enacts the shared responsibility penalty in state income tax