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Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican · NJ U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

8 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2019

  • Representative NJ-2 2019–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019
  • controversy Opposed Trump's first impeachment in 2019; switched to Republican Party in 2020
  • role New Jersey Senate member, 2008-2018, representing the 1st legislative district
  • role New Jersey General Assembly member, 2002-2008, representing the 1st legislative district
  • controversy Supported unsuccessful attempts to overturn 2020 presidential election

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House NJ-02 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,930,058 raised
  • $1,154,447 spent
  • $1,538,041 cash on hand
$1.93M
$1.89M
$1.56M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.34M
Unitemized (< $200)$219.04K
Other committees (PACs)$327.47K
Transfers from other committees$36.75K
Offsets to expenditures$5.99K
$1.15M
Operating expenditures$1.15M
Contribution refunds$950.00
Other disbursements$4.20K
Cash on hand$1.54M
Debts owed by committee$11.67K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 23, 2026

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Jefferson Van Drew campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2018$1,897,309$1,893,108$4,200
2020$4,326,539$4,138,861$191,878
2022$3,119,520$2,831,987$479,411
2024$3,233,277$2,950,258$762,430
2026$1,930,058$1,154,447$1,538,041

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $33,188 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 98.5%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 619 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 57
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 436 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 57 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 95%
    Party-unity voting →

    votes with the party majority · median 99% · on 433 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 5%
    Cross-party voting →

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Jefferson Van Drew. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

98.5%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0% · −1.5 pts below median

Full voting record (619 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 619 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (7)

Industry PAC support

Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles

Total disclosed PAC money: $1,224,000. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $30,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $24,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $22,900
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $20,000
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $20,000
  • NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC) $20,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $18,500 · Health
  • WAKEFERN FOOD CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $17,500
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $17,500
  • MVL PAC $16,900

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $176,557
  • ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
  • PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
  • ICONA RESORTS $9,900
  • MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
  • ARS $7,250
  • BURKE MOTOR GROUP $7,100
  • TURNER ENTERPRISES $7,000
  • VINCENT GIORDANO CORP $7,000
  • LUNDS FISHERIES INC $6,850

Issue positions (15)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Drew, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Drew most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Drew connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 9988FASTER Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9845Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9829ORTHO ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9723Fit Future ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9696Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9680Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HR 9655FAIR Data ActcosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9535Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9340Ratepayer Protection ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9211Jewish American Security ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9207Military Pension Protection ActsponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9169PKD Cures ActcosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9048Celiac Safety Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 9078LEASH Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 28, 2026
  • HR 8964DONOR Milk ActcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HRES 1306Recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the essential contributions of public works professionals.cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8924Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
  • HR 8894Passenger Rail Crew Protection ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8741Philadelphia Campaign Two Hundred and Fiftieth Commemoration Commission ActcosponsoredMay 11, 2026
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