Candidate · November 3, 2026
Jeff Van Drew
On the ballot for U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2.4M
- cash on hand
- $895K
- issues with public statements
- 12
- outside spending for or against
- $1.0M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · New Jersey's 2nd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents New Jersey's 2nd District in the U.S. House.3 |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His official House biography says that before joining Congress he served in the New Jersey General Assembly for three terms and in the New Jersey State Senate for four terms.4 It says voters elected him to a fourth term in the U.S. House on November 5, 2024, and that he was sworn in on January 3, 2025.4 It says he earned a B.S. degree from Rutgers University and a D.M.D. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and that he owned and operated a dentistry practice in South Jersey for 30 years before retiring.4 It says he serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.4
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websitevandrew.house.gov3
- X (Twitter)x.com/Congressman_JVD5
- Facebookfacebook.com/CongressmanJVD5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/UCc5AGO_bQLeiv313Bbr35fg5
- Instagraminstagram.com/jeffvandrew5
- Campaign websitevandrewforcongress.com6
- Facebookfacebook.com/VanDrewForCongress6
- Instagraminstagram.com/vandrewforcongress6
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Social Security and Medicare
His 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.7
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.7
- End income tax on Social Security benefits
- Keep the extra deduction for people 65 and older past 2028, or make it permanent
- Keep taxing part of the benefits of people with higher incomes, and let the extra deduction end after 2028
Health Care
The 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.7
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.7
Taxes and Budget
The page lists his July 2025 vote for a new $6,000 tax credit for seniors among his accomplishments.7
The page says he supports, and recently voted for, making the tax cuts enacted during President Trump's first term permanent.7
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.7
Immigration
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.7
- Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
- Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
- Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security
The 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.7
Energy and Climate
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.7
- Stop offshore wind projects, including some already approved
- Let projects go forward case by case under the usual federal reviews
- Lease more ocean sites and speed approvals to build more offshore wind
The 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.7
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.7
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Jeff Van Drew served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Jeff Van Drew sponsored or cosponsored 43 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)8Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)9Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)10Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)24Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)25Cosponsored
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)26Cosponsored
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)27Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)28Cosponsored
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)29Cosponsored
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)30Cosponsored
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)31Cosponsored
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)32Cosponsored
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)33Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)34Cosponsored
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)35Cosponsored
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)36Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)37Cosponsored
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)38Cosponsored
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)39Cosponsored
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)40Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)41Cosponsored
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)42Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)43Cosponsored
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)44Cosponsored
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)45Cosponsored
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)46Cosponsored
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)47Cosponsored
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)48Cosponsored
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)49Cosponsored
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)50Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.60
| Raised | $2,414,607 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,282,246 |
| Cash on hand | $894,792 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $1,060 supporting and $1,030,587 opposing Jeff Van Drew this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.61
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Project 218 | — | $1,000,000 |
| American Represenative Majority | — | $30,587 |
| NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC | $1,060 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report62filed May 14, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report63filed May 15, 2025