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{{Officeholder
|name=Jeff Van Drew
|image=Jeff Van Drew Official Portrait 116th Congress.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]] (before 2020)<br/>[[Republican]] (2020 – present)
|spouse=Ricarda Van Drew
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|offices=
	{{Officeholder/representative
	|state=New Jersey
	|district=2nd
	|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
	|preceded=Frank LoBiondo
	|succeeded=
	}}
{{Officeholder/misc
	|office=New Jersey Senate, 1st District
	|terms=January 8, 2008 – December 31, 2018
	|preceded=Nicholas Asselta
	|succeeded=Bob Andrzejczak
	}}
}}

'''Jefferson “Jeff” Van Drew''' (born February 23, 1953 (age {{age|1953|2|23}})) is a U.S. representative from [[New Jersey]]'s 2nd congressional district. A former Democrat, Van Drew switched to become a Republican on December 19, 2019,<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/van-drew-trump-lauds-jeff-van-drew-for-switching-to-the-republican-party-today-2019-12-19/ Trump endorses Jeff Van Drew, Democrat who switched to Republican Party]</ref> after the impeachment coup d'état against President Trump.

In a speech at the 2020 [[Republican National Convention]], Van Drew praised [[President Trump]] and noted his old party to have become increasingly [[liberal]] despite initially starting his political career as a [[moderate]] in what he was told was a "[[big tent]]" party.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M49bJWasNRE WATCH: Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s full speech at the Republican National Convention | 2020 RNC Night 4]</ref> Van Drew is one of 57 Republicans who vote against sending $40 billion to Ukraine war.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/full-list-of-57-house-republicans-who-voted-against-ukraine-aid/ar-AAX95Nr</ref> Van Drew is one of 18 Republicans who vote against Finland and Sweden joining to [[NATO]].<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/politics/18-republicans-vote-against-supporting-nato-bids-for-sweden-and-finland/</ref>