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U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd District

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican 4th term Up 2026
95LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
15BipartMed 12
23BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.38

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2019–now
7 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the House
Breaks on
Agriculture and Food 38% · Labor and Employment 33%
Committees
Transportation and Infrastructure · Judiciary
Bills on
Taxation · Health · Armed Forces and National Security
Age
73

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

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Bottom line

Where Van Drew has influence

Roles

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Talks most about

Stories in Van Drew’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Van Drew breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Van Drew voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Agriculture and Food 38% · 3 of 8 party 13%
  2. Labor and Employment 33% · 3 of 9 party 0%
  3. Health 20% · 1 of 5 party 0%
Every issuePro

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Van Drew broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
07/22/26 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
175–254
07/21/26 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
265–161
07/21/26 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
65–359
07/21/26 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
65–361
07/16/26 H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans ActOn Motion to Recommit · This bill addresses veterans’ benefits, health care, counseling, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel, VA infrastructure, and the…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
210–211
06/09/26 H.R. 5408 Faster Labor Contracts ActOn Passage · This bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
230–193
06/09/26 H.Res. 1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.On Agreeing to the Resolution · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
221–201
06/09/26 H.Res. 1140 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.On Motion to Discharge · This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
220–199

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Van Drew is saying

All 16 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Van Drew voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.02· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 147 of 433 in the House ┃ expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Van Drew’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 51
  2. Action in committee 9
  3. Action beyond committee 1
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

51 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 50 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Van Drew’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Van Drew.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 9 missed of 674

Voted on 665 of 674 roll calls; missed 9. Higher than 64% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
95/ 100

House R median 98 ┃ Rank 203 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 468 votes that split the parties. Lower than 86% of House members.

45% 100%
15/ 100

Chamber median 12 ┃ +3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 79% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.38

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 57 sponsored bills

Sponsored 57 (House median 25) · cosponsored 454 (median 289), 36 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Taxation, Health, Armed Forces and National Security.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Congress155 90% Pro
Economics and Public Finance70 61% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security61 80% Pro
Energy38 76% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement33 85% Pro
Environmental Protection32 69% Pro
Government Operations and Politics29 86% Pro
Commerce27 85% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources27 81% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector25 80% Pro
International Affairs25 48% Pro
Immigration17 76% Pro
Education16 56% Pro
Agriculture and Food14 86% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications12 100% Pro
Labor and Employment11 55% Pro
Health8 75% Pro
Transportation and Public Works8 100% Pro
Emergency Management7 100% Pro
Law7 71% Pro
Taxation7 100% Pro
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80% Pro
Native Americans5 80% Pro
Animals4 75% Pro
Families4 50% Pro
Housing and Community Development4 100% Pro
Procedural4 25% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance3 100% Pro
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50% Pro
Social Welfare2 100% Pro
Water Resources Development2 50% Pro
Government operations & elections1 100% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMike JohnsonLA-497%agreement
  2. RChristopher H. SmithNJ-496%agreement
  3. RBarry LoudermilkGA-1194%agreement
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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Van Drew’s campaign raised $1.9M: $1.6M (81%) from individuals and $327K (17%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $1.5M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Van Drew

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 108.

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Record over time

Historical recordPro

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, NJ-2Republican2019–present

Seat

District
2
Current term
2025–2027
Age
73

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-6572
2447 Rayburn House Office Building
District offices
Northfield
Instagram
jeffvandrew

Elsewhere

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