# Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew is a Republican member of the U.S. House for New Jersey’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, New Jersey’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000133
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NJ02166

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000133 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Drew sits at +0.42 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of House Republicans.

## What Drew says (119th Congress (2025–27))

625 classified statements: 339 posts on X, 127 press releases, 109 newsletters, 50 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Drew | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.2% | 2.1% | 52 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 29.8% | 15.1% | 7 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 71.8% | 67.7% | 84 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 8.9% | 156 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 30.2% | 37.4% | 165 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.0% | 3.0% | 63 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (House Republicans 12%); Immigration 20% (House Republicans 13%); Energy 19% (House Republicans 8.6%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 4,965 donors and 3,974 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.6% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.0% (97.1%). 32 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted not voting · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 58 bills: 58 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 457. 3.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 200 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10902: To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10902
- H.R. 10326: Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10326
- H.R. 9207: Military Pension Protection Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9207
- H.R. 8194: Agent Orange Service Medal Act (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8194
- H.R. 7991: STOP RGGI Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7991
- H.R. 7931: IDA Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7931
- H.R. 7667: TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7667
- H.R. 7459: Coastal Trust Fund Act (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7459
- H.Res. 967: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that European laws and regulations unfairly and unreasonably burden American speech and innovation. (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/967
- H.R. 6604: Presidential Fitness Test Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6604

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Congressman Van Drew Demands ICE Custody of Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Seriously Injured South Jersey Police Officer · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://vandrew.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2118
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · Congressman Van Drew Demands ICE Custody of Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Seriously Injured South Jersey Police Officer · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion
- 2026-10-24 · Press release · Congressman Van Drew Marks Strathmere Living Shorelines Groundbreaking · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://vandrew.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2117
- 2026-10-24 · Newsletter · Congressman Van Drew Marks Strathmere Living Shorelines Groundbreaking · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congressman Van Drew Introduces Bill to Reduce Crime on Public Transportation · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://vandrew.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2116
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Congressman Van Drew Introduces Bill to Reduce Crime on Public Transportation · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Congressman_JVD/status/2112983095452246226
- 2026-10-21 · Newsletter · Rep. Van Drew, House Judiciary Committee Subpoena Sherrill Administration Over Thousands of Noncitizens Registered to Vote · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Congressman Van Drew Calls for Independent Audit of Atlantic City Electric Digital Meters · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://vandrew.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2114
- 2026-10-20 · Newsletter · Congressman Van Drew Calls for Independent Audit of Atlantic City Electric Digital Meters · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion

## Links

- Official site: https://vandrew.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/Congressman_JVD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanJVD
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffvandrew
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCc5AGO_bQLeiv313Bbr35fg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000133

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000133