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Jeff Van Drew
Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey
Trump EndorsedIncumbentJeff Van Drew
Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in New Jersey
$14.7K
NOV 7, 2026
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Live Odds
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Jeff Van Drew is trading at 85% to win the NJ-02 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age73 years old (Feb 23, 1953)
GenderMale
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LocationNew Jersey
BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationB.S., Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Notable personal detailsJefferson Van Drew is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district, first elected in 2018 and serving since January 3, 2019. He previously served as mayor of Dennis Township, on the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and in the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey State Senate. He is a dentist by training and operated a dental practice for decades before entering Congress.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Jeff Van Drew supports extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, eliminating federal taxes on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest, and reducing energy and utility-related tax burdens for families. He also opposes state tax increases such as higher gas taxes and argues for spending restraint and deficit reduction while protecting entitlement benefits.
Healthcare
Jeff Van Drew supports extending ACA tax credits only on a short-term basis and pairs that support with calls for tighter eligibility checks, income caps, and other reforms. He says the ACA has failed to make healthcare affordable, while also backing efforts to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security and lower prescription drug costs.
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Immigration & Border
Jeff Van Drew’s immigration position emphasizes tougher enforcement, border security, and restricting benefits or IDs for people in the country unlawfully. He has introduced or backed bills to detain and deport illegal aliens who assault law enforcement, block federal support for IDs for illegal immigrants, and require DHS surge planning for border crises. He has also criticized sanctuary policies and the use of taxpayer funds for migrants.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Jeff Van Drew supports overturning Roe v. Wade and says abortion policy should be decided by the states rather than the federal government. He has also criticized taxpayer-funded partial-birth abortions and voted against federal abortion-rights legislation.
Climate & Energy
Van Drew has said climate change is real and supported keeping the United States in the Paris Agreement in 2019. More recently, he has argued against aggressive clean-energy mandates, criticized New Jersey’s push toward 100% clean energy, and opposed offshore wind projects as expensive, unreliable, and harmful to utility costs and local interests.
Public Safety & Guns
Jeff Van Drew has described himself as supportive of some commonsense gun reforms, including assault weapons bans and universal background checks, while also saying such reforms should preserve Second Amendment rights. He has also voted against the federal Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 and the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, and has criticized New Jersey gun-safety proposals as infringing on lawful gun owners.
Latest News
Jeff Van Drew is in the news because Democrats in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District are lining up to challenge him. The primary is drawing attention to who can best run against him, with candidates like Bayly Winder, Zack Mullock, Tim Alexander, and Terri Reese in the mix. The coverage suggests Van Drew remains the incumbent to beat, but it does not report any new action from him directly.
Endorsements
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