Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Jeff Van Drew
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents New Jersey's 2nd District in the U.S. House.
Zack Mullock
Democratic · Challenger
Ramon Mora Jr.
INDEPENDENT · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Jeff Van DrewZack MullockRamon Mora Jr.
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2Democratic1,2INDEPENDENT1,2
StatusIncumbent3ChallengerChallenger
Raised$2,414,607 through October 14, 20264$960,948 through October 14, 20265$1,139 through September 30, 20266
Cash on hand$894,7924$105,4005$856
Outside spending$1,060 for · $1,030,587 against7$412,946 for · $0 against8Not found in the public sources we checked
Banking and investment rulesNot found in the public sources we checked
Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
The same section says he wants to take on lending practices it calls predatory, which it says leave families in debt.9
Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
The same page lists banning bank maintenance fees and other fees it calls junk fees, and banning overdraft fees for amounts under $50.10
Campaign finance rulesNot found in the public sources we checked
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
The same section says he would overturn Citizens United, end unlimited dark money, support public financing of elections and require full disclosure of political spending.9
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
The same page lists banning dark money donations to campaigns, banning corporate PACs (especially those with ties to foreign nations), requiring disclosure of super PAC spending and donations, and an American Vote Contribution fund that would give each voter money, such as $5 to $50, to donate to a candidate. It says the ultimate goal is to get rid of super PAC spending.11
Stock trading by members of CongressNot found in the public sources we checked
Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
The Money Out of Politics section says he supports barring members of Congress from trading in stocks.9
Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
The Government Reform page lists banning members of Congress, the Supreme Court and the executive branch from trading specific stocks.11
Nuclear powerThe page says he is working with the Trump administration to lower energy prices by expanding the use of nuclear power, including power that could be generated in South Jersey.12Not found in the public sources we checkedThe Reduce Electric Bills page says building out the grid with solar, wind, water and nuclear options could noticeably lower electric bills.13
Military spendingNot found in the public sources we checkedThe same section says he wants defense spending to focus on strategic security needs rather than long-running wars.9
Cut military spending
The page says the GRADS Act would be paid for by reducing military budgets through cutting spending it describes as fraudulent, raising taxes on wealthy people, and collecting more tax revenue from better-paid careers without raising tax rates.10
Federal Medicaid fundingThe same page says he will not back legislation that reduces Medicaid benefits for people who qualify and are in the country legally, and it includes a statement from him opposing Medicaid cuts unless they are specifically meant to reduce waste, fraud or abuse.12The same section says he will fight to protect the Medicare and Medicaid eligibility of New Jersey's low-income and rural residents, and his tax plan lists strengthening Medicare and Medicaid among the uses of the revenue it would raise.9Not found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance systemNot found in the public sources we checked
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
His campaign website's Where I Stand page says health care should be a right and that he supports Medicare for All, which it says would be paid for with corporate taxes and a tax on the top 5 percent.9
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
His campaign website's home page lists Medicare for All and single payer among the solutions he offers for rising costs, and its Healthcare Agenda page lists Medicare for everyone, saying every American should get health care as good as what government employees such as members of Congress receive, and lists getting rid of insurance companies.14,15
HomelessnessNot found in the public sources we checkedIts Veterans section lists ending veteran homelessness in South Jersey among his goals.9It also lists building transitional housing units for different stages of life, including for people who are unhoused.16
Large investors buying single-family homesNot found in the public sources we checkedThe Housing Affordability section says he would stop hedge funds from buying thousands of homes at a time and ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes in bulk in residential neighborhoods.9The Housing Affordability page says he wants to keep private corporations from buying up homes, saying purchases at the scale Wall Street can manage take buying power away from average citizens.16
Immigration enforcement inside the countryThe page says he supports President Trump's efforts to secure the border and speed up the deportation of immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes. It also lists his vote for a border security package that it says gives the Department of Homeland Security resources to detain and deport such immigrants.12Not found in the public sources we checked
Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
The Law Enforcement & ICE page lists abolishing, prosecuting and replacing ICE, with a new unit called the American Defense Unit whose members would need years of legal, de-escalation and combat training and a clean record. It also says people who commit crimes should be arrested rather than whole groups being targeted.17
Social Security benefit levelsHis campaign website's Wins for South Jersey page says he will not back legislation that reduces Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits for people who qualify and are in the country legally, and it includes a statement from him opposing cuts to those programs unless they are specifically meant to reduce waste, fraud or abuse. It also lists his sponsorship of the Social Security Fairness Act among his accomplishments and says the law ended a policy that had reduced the benefits of certain public employees, including retired police officers and firefighters.12The page says he opposes any cuts to Social Security or efforts to privatize it, and that he will work to strengthen the program.9Not found in the public sources we checked
Social Security payroll tax capNot found in the public sources we checked
Also tax earnings above a higher level, such as $250,000 or $400,000
He lists raising the Social Security payroll tax cap for incomes above $400,000 as a way to strengthen the program.9
Apply the tax to all earnings
The General Social Agenda page lists uncapping the Social Security limit.18
Business tax breaksNot found in the public sources we checkedHis tax plan lists lower taxes for small businesses that put money back into their workforce and local communities, ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs abroad, and targeted credits for companies that add jobs in the United States.9It lists tax breaks for small business owners to offset start-up costs, and says members of Congress and their immediate families could not benefit from them.10
Federal income tax ratesThe page says he supports, and recently voted for, making the tax cuts enacted during President Trump's first term permanent.12The tax plan says it aims for a progressive system in which no one who earns a living from work has an effective tax rate higher than a billionaire living off wealth, and it calls for high-income households to pay the same rates on capital gains and dividends as on wages.9The General Cost Savings page lists no income tax on earnings under $40,000 a year.10
Targeted tax breaks for individuals and familiesThe page lists his July 2025 vote for a new $6,000 tax credit for seniors among his accomplishments.12It also proposes tax breaks for three groups: caregivers, seniors and people with disabilities.9It lists a tax break for homeowners and renters who have lived in the same primary residence for seven or more years.16

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Jeff Van Drew — 6 issues
  • Offshore wind power
    Stop offshore wind projects, including some already approved
    The page lists defeating offshore wind projects once planned off South Jersey's coast among his accomplishments. It says he held congressional field hearings arguing the projects could greatly raise electric bills and damage the local economy, worked with local groups against them, and helped write an executive order halting remaining projects, and that he will keep opposing them.12
  • Drug prices compared with other countries
    The page says he was among the first in Congress to back President Trump's plan to lower prescription drug prices by closing the gap between what Americans pay and what other countries pay. It includes a statement from him that linking US payments to prices in other developed countries makes sense.12
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    The page lists his vote for a border security package that it describes as providing $165 billion to finish building the border wall, among other purposes.12
  • Income tax on Social Security benefits
    End income tax on Social Security benefits
    The page says he has sponsored a bill to end federal income taxes on Social Security income for seniors. It also lists his July 2025 vote for a new $6,000 tax credit for seniors, which it says, combined with a larger standard deduction, means 88 percent of American seniors will owe no federal tax on their Social Security income.12
  • Taxes on tips and overtime
    The page lists tax breaks on overtime and tips among his accomplishments. It says federal law now lets workers who earn under $150,000 deduct overtime pay above their regular rate, up to $12,500 for single filers and $25,000 for joint filers, and deduct the first $25,000 of their tips each year, with the tips deduction phasing out at higher incomes.12
  • Private care for veterans
    The page says he has worked to give veterans more access to local, community-based health care options instead of relying only on the VA. It also lists a bipartisan bill he introduced, the Veterans Bill of Rights, which it says would write into law veterans' rights to timely health care, including community care, among other rights.12
Zack Mullock — 10 issues
  • Police funding
    The Public Safety section says he would pay for community policing and crime-prevention programs and give first responders competitive pay and resources.9
  • Air pollution limits
    The Environment & Climate section says he would enforce the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act more strictly.9
  • Child tax credit
    The tax plan says he would expand the Child Tax Credit and make it permanent.9
  • US role in NATO
    The Foreign Policy section says the US should meet its full financial commitments to NATO and to the United Nations.9
  • Medicaid expansion
    It also says he will work to widen who qualifies for Medicare and Medicaid among low-income and rural residents of New Jersey.9
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    The same section says he supports first-time homebuyer assistance programs.9
  • Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage
    Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare
    Its Seniors & Social Security section says he would add dental, vision and hearing coverage to the benefits of Medicare and Medicaid.9
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
    The same page says he would let Medicare negotiate prices on more than the 10 to 15 products now handled each year.9
  • Corporate tax rate
    Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
    The tax plan says he would raise the corporate tax rate so that profitable corporations pay more.9
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
    It proposes a yearly tax on the net worth of America's wealthiest households, while protecting small businesses, family farms and retirement savings.9
Ramon Mora Jr. — 14 issues
  • Abortion law
    The Healthcare Agenda page includes an item headed Pro-Choice and Pro-Life, in which he calls himself first and foremost pro-choice, says everyone should have full control over their own body, and says banning abortion does not reduce abortions. It also says he is pro-life in the sense of wanting more people to want children, which he says could come from addressing poverty and expanding financial support, and that a person's own choice about abortion should not be forced on others.15
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    The Healthcare Agenda page lists reducing or rebalancing subsidies for corn used for high-fructose corn syrup in favor of subsidizing fruits and vegetables, and the Issues page lists reprioritizing crop subsidies to lower the prices of healthy foods.15,19
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    The Issues page's Consumer Protection Agenda list includes a ban on purchases of farmland, or land containing extractable resources, by foreign nations.19
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    The same page lists LGBTQ+ rights under the heading Let People Be, saying it supports equality in the pursuit of happiness.18
  • Supreme Court term limits
    It also lists a ten-year public vote on removing Supreme Court justices, in which voters could remove justices but would not choose them.11
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at community colleges
    The page describes a proposal he calls the GRADS Act that would pay all tuition for two years of community college or a trade program and reimburse tuition for higher degrees on a scale of up to $15,000.10
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Have independent commissions, not lawmakers, draw district lines
    It lists ending partisan gerrymandering and replacing it with a system in which an independent board draws maps based on non-biased factors.11
  • Proof of citizenship to register to vote
    Its voting security and access item lists adopting the concepts of the SAVE Act while having the government provide the required documents free of charge, with at least four years before the rules take effect.11
  • Voter ID
    The same item says the package would deliver better ID-based voting, which it says Republicans want, and an easier voting process, which it says Democrats want.11
  • Voting by mail
    The same item lists expanding vote-by-mail.11
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    The same page lists universal paid family leave of one to two years, saying parents should be able to cut back on work to spend time raising their children.10
  • Military aid to Israel
    The Foreign Policy page lists opposing what it calls Israel-first, America-second policies, saying there is no reason for the United States to pay nearly all the costs of another country's social programs while Americans go without.20
  • Who decides on military action
    The same page lists ending what it calls forever wars, including by ending Bush-era laws that it says allow the military to act in other countries.11
  • Data privacy
    The same list also includes what it calls common-sense privacy laws.19

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.