Jeff Van Drew

Jeff Van Drew

Jefferson H. Van Drew is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He was first elected as a Democrat and later switched to the Republican Party in 2020. Before being elected to Congress, Van Drew held several public offices, including fire commissioner, township committee member, Mayor of Dennis Township, New Jersey, and Cape May County Freeholder. He represented New Jersey's 1st legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2008, and represented the same district in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2018. Van Drew was the Democratic nominee in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the 2018 election. He was elected with 52.9% of the vote to Republican Seth Grossman's 45.2%. After opposing the first impeachment of Donald Trump, Van Drew joined the Republican Party shortly afterward. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  Jefferson Van Drew, February 23, 1953, New York City, New York, U.s.
• Age:  73 Years
• Political party:  Democratic (Before 2020), Republican (2020–Present)
• Spouse(s):  Ricarda Van Drew
• Children:  2
• Education:  Rutgers University–New Brunswick (Bs), Fairleigh Dickinson University (Dmd)
• Preceded by:  Frank Lobiondo
• Born:  23 February 1953
• Wikidata description:  New Jersey State Senator
• Wikidata label:  Jeff Van Drew
• Wikidata aliases:  Jeff Van Drew, Jefferson H. Van Drew

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