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| − | Van Drew's voting record is mostly liberal.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/24685/jeff-van-drew Jeff Van Drew's Voting Records]</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (December 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/34411-democrat-representative-van-drew-switched-to-republican-is-he-a-conservative Democrat Representative Van Drew Switched to Republican. Is He a Conservative?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 23, 2019.</ref> Although he is currently endorsed by Donald Trump for switching to the Republican party,<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/19/president-trump-welcomes-jeff-van-drew-to-republican-party-video-and-transcript/ President Trump Welcomes Jeff Van Drew to Republican Party – Video and Transcript…]</ref> Van Drew still holds moderate to left-leaning position, and has yet to change past positions on supporting abortion and gun control.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/24685/jeff-van-drew Jeff Van Drew's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)]</ref> However, he is opposed to [[late term abortion]] and signed a petition in early January | + | Van Drew's voting record is mostly liberal.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/24685/jeff-van-drew Jeff Van Drew's Voting Records]</ref><ref>Byas, Steve (December 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/34411-democrat-representative-van-drew-switched-to-republican-is-he-a-conservative Democrat Representative Van Drew Switched to Republican. Is He a Conservative?] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 23, 2019.</ref> Although he is currently endorsed by Donald Trump for switching to the Republican party,<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/19/president-trump-welcomes-jeff-van-drew-to-republican-party-video-and-transcript/ President Trump Welcomes Jeff Van Drew to Republican Party – Video and Transcript…]</ref> Van Drew still holds moderate to left-leaning position, and has yet to change past positions on supporting abortion and gun control.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/24685/jeff-van-drew Jeff Van Drew's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)]</ref> However, he is opposed to [[late term abortion]] and signed a petition in early January 2020 to force the House of Representatives to vote on the [[Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act]].<ref>[https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/fitzherbert-endorsed-by-nj-right-to-life-pac-for-van/article_c090474b-837e-56a0-989d-573738154bdc.html#11 Fitzherbert endorsed by NJ Right to Life PAC for Van Drew challenge]</ref><ref>[https://acprimetime.com/van-drew-signs-abortion-survivors-petition/ Van Drew Signs Abortion Survivors Petition. Democrats Outraged.]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:24, May 19, 2020
| Jeff Van Drew | |||
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| U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 - present | |||
| Predecessor | Frank LoBiondo | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| New Jersey Senate, 1st district From: January 8, 2008 - December 31, 2018 | |||
| Predecessor | Nicholas Asselta | ||
| Successor | Bob Andrzejczak | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat (before 2020) Republican (2020 - present) | ||
| Spouse(s) | Ricarda Van Drew | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Jefferson Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) 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,[1] after the impeachment coup d'état against President Trump.
Political positions
Van Drew's voting record is mostly liberal.[2][3] Although he is currently endorsed by Donald Trump for switching to the Republican party,[4] Van Drew still holds moderate to left-leaning position, and has yet to change past positions on supporting abortion and gun control.[5] However, he is opposed to late term abortion and signed a petition in early January 2020 to force the House of Representatives to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Trump endorses Jeff Van Drew, Democrat who switched to Republican Party
- ↑ Jeff Van Drew's Voting Records
- ↑ Byas, Steve (December 23, 2019). Democrat Representative Van Drew Switched to Republican. Is He a Conservative? The New American. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ President Trump Welcomes Jeff Van Drew to Republican Party – Video and Transcript…
- ↑ Jeff Van Drew's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
- ↑ Fitzherbert endorsed by NJ Right to Life PAC for Van Drew challenge
- ↑ Van Drew Signs Abortion Survivors Petition. Democrats Outraged.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress