Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by
Frank LoBiondo
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 1st district
In office January 8, 2008 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by
Nicholas Asselta
Succeeded by
Bob Andrzejczak
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st district
In office January 8, 2002 – January 8, 2008
Preceded by
John C. Gibson
Succeeded by
Matthew W. Milam
Member of the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders
In office January 1, 2001 – January 8, 2002
Preceded by
Mark Videtto[1]
Succeeded by
Leonard C. Desiderio[2]
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1998
Preceded by
Gary Jessel[3]
Succeeded by
Mark Videtto
Personal details
Born
(1953-02-23) February 23, 1953 (age 71) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Republican (since 2020)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (until 2020)
Spouse
Ricarda Van Drew
(m. 1974)
Children
2
Education
Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BS) Fairleigh Dickinson University (DMD)
Website
House website
Jefferson H. Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. Formerly a Democrat, he has been a member of the Republican Party since 2020.
Before being elected to Congress, Van Drew held several public offices, including fire commissioner, town 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. Van Drew later supported the unsuccessful attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.
^"Cape May County Freeholder Race - Nov 08, 1994". Our Campaigns.
^Boninfante, Lenora. "Freeholder Board to Reorganize Jan. 3". Cape May County Herald. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022.
^"AFSCME endorses Democrats in Cape May freeholder race". New Jersey Globe. October 15, 2019.
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