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Two other House Republicans—Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)—moved from nay in July to yea in December on H.R. 8404, demonstrating that the Senate amendment did satisfy some Republican religious liberty concerns, making the seven GOP flips more anomalous.
Date: 2022-12-08
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly suggested at a December 8, 2022 press conference that GOP members who flipped on H.R. 8404 did so because their July votes were cast for pre-election advantage and their December votes reflected their true preferences once the midterms had passed.
Date: 2022-12-08
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
The Senate amendment to H.R. 8404 that Van Drew cited as the basis for his reversal added explicit protections for religious organizations' tax-exempt status — language that 12 GOP senators, including Mike Lee who previously opposed the bill, voted to approve. The amendment made the bill more conservative; Van Drew voted against the more conservative version.
Date: 2022-11-29
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Van Drew did not publish a press release on his House website explaining his initial July 2022 yea vote on H.R. 8404, nor did he issue a standalone statement explaining his December 2022 reversal—limiting the public accountability record to a single quote given to NorthJersey.com.
Date: 2022-12-10
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
NJ state health officials estimated the OBBBA would cause approximately 350,000 New Jerseyans to lose NJ FamilyCare coverage and result in a loss of $3.3 billion per year in hospital and public health funding.
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
More than 100 constituents rallied outside Van Drew's Northfield office on July 17, 2025 to protest the OBBBA Medicaid cuts, with organizers reporting they were told by Van Drew's staff that 'he understands how critical Medicaid is.'
Date: 2025-07-17
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Van Drew's district (NJ-2) has 176,849 total Medicaid enrollees including 82,185 children under age 19, per CMS data cited by Rep. Frank Pallone's office. Over 66,000 children — 40% of all children in the district — depend on NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid.
Date: 2025-02-24
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
On June 16, 2025 — 17 days before his final yea vote — Van Drew publicly acknowledged that the Senate version of the OBBBA 'could unintentionally hurt the people Medicaid is meant to help,' yet voted for the final bill.
Date: 2025-06-16
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Van Drew signed an April 14, 2025 letter with 11 other House Republicans to Speaker Mike Johnson pledging they 'cannot and will not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations' — a coalition pledge he later broke by voting yea on H.R. 1.
Date: 2025-04-14
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
When asked by NJ Spotlight News if he could identify any bills he voted for that contained his earmarks, Van Drew replied 'I'd have to look at my record on some of those,' and his spokeswoman did not respond to follow-up questions about the voting record.
Date: 2024-08-28
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
NJ Spotlight News identified the three largest Van Drew earmarks as $32 million for an Army Corps of Engineers project in Ocean County, $10 million for a federal sea wall in Cape May County, and $6.9 million for a drone project at Woodbine Municipal Airport.
Date: 2024-08-28
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
The Cape May County Herald reported that the $1.7 trillion FY2023 omnibus contained $15.6 million specifically for Cape May County projects, including $2 million for a general aviation hangar at Cape May County Airport, and Van Drew voted against the final legislation.
Date: 2023-01-20
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Van Drew's own campaign website published a statement on December 23, 2022 titled 'Van Drew Says NO to Biden's $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill,' explicitly confirming he voted against legislation containing his earmarks.
Date: 2022-12-23
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
On March 9, 2022, the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) by a recorded vote of 260-171; only 9 Republicans voted in favor, and Van Drew was not among them according to contemporaneous news reports.
Date: 2022-03-09
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 18%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 74.8%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 8.3%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $85,261
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Jersey Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) — passed, margin 62%-38%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.107)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.118)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Atlantic City casinos (Borgata, Caesars, Hard Rock, etc.) (20000 employees)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (3000 employees)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (5000 employees)
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District spans all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties and portions of Gloucester and Ocean counties in South Jersey. The district serves approximately 783,815 residents with a median household income of $85,261 and a homeownership rate of 74.8%. The population is 65.9% White (non-Hispanic), 18% Hispanic, and 11% Black. The median age is 43, older than the national average. Major industries include tourism and hospitality (Atlantic City casinos), healthcare, retail trade, education, agriculture and fishing, and aviation (FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center). The district has an unemployment rate of 7% and a poverty rate of 8.3%. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 36% to 29%, but the district voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. Van Drew won re-election in 2024 with approximately 58% of the vote.
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Van Drew's top PAC donor for 2023-2024 was AIPAC ($13,600). He voted for $26 billion in Israel military aid, which passed 366-58. The vote is donor-aligned, with AIPAC as a top contributor whose policy priorities this bill directly advanced.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 2471 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (containing $92.3M in Van Drew-requested earmarks)) on 2022-03-09: Van Drew secured more earmarks than any other NJ House member ($92.3 million over three cycles) but voted against all the bills containing those earmarks. His practice of taking credit for funding while opposing the bills that provide it represents a structural tension. Constituent interest aligned with the earmarks (sea wall, drone project, infrastructure), but Van Drew voted against them.
Date: 2022-03-09
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Van Drew was the only NJ House member to vote against $61 billion in Ukraine aid, drawing sharp criticism. New Jersey has the second-largest Ukrainian-American population in the country. In July 2025, Van Drew reversed his position on Ukraine funding, saying 'We've got a new sheriff in town' under Trump.
Date: 2024-04-20
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted yea on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Arizona Presidential Electoral College Results — Joint Session of Congress Certification) on 2021-01-06: Van Drew was the only NJ representative to vote against certifying the 2020 presidential election results, objecting to both Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes hours after the Capitol riot. His district voted for Biden. This vote placed him at odds with the certified will of his own constituents.
Date: 2021-01-06
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Van Drew voted 'Yea' on H.R. 1 (the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act') in July 2025, which the CBO projects will cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and add over $3 trillion to the deficit.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Van Drew stated 'I will never support any legislation that cuts benefits to eligible, legal Americans' regarding Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, and pledged in April 2025 that no budget resolution would cut these programs.
Date: 2025-04-10
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Van Drew flipped to vote 'Nay' on the final version of the Respect for Marriage Act in December 2022, stating religious liberty concerns.
Date: 2022-12-08
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Van Drew voted 'Yea' on the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) in July 2022 to codify same-sex marriage protections.
Date: 2022-07-19
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Less than three weeks later, Van Drew announced he was switching from Democrat to Republican and pledged 'undying support' to President Trump during an Oval Office meeting.
Date: 2019-12-19
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Van Drew left a voicemail to a constituent on November 30, 2019 saying 'I haven't voted for him, I didn't support him, I will not vote for him,' in reference to Donald Trump.
Date: 2019-11-30
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Van Drew secured $92.3 million in federal earmarks for NJ-02 since 2021, more than any other NJ House member, while voting against all the bills containing those earmarks.
Date: 2024-08-28
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
As a Democrat in 2018 ran with AFL-CIO endorsement; later as Republican voted with working people just 10% of the time in 2024 according to AFL-CIO scorecard.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Has an 'A' rating from the NRA and received a 100 percent score from the NRA as a state senator; Parkland survivor David Hogg publicly criticized his NRA ties in 2018.
Date: 2018-04-30
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
2018 financial disclosure: Net worth estimated between $2,467,012 and $5,180,000.
Date: 2018-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Top individual/pac contributors for 2023-2024 include Brodie Generational Capital Partners ($16,770), Lund's Fisheries ($13,835), American Crystal Sugar ($10,050), Buckeye Liberty PAC ($10,000), and Eye of the Tiger PAC ($10,000).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
2023-2024 cycle: Raised $3,182,654. Top contributing sectors include Finance/Insurance/Real Estate, Health, Construction, and Energy/Natural Resources.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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