Recent events
2025-07-17
Transactions
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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.
2025-07-17
Other facts
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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…
2025-07-03
Votes
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[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.
2025-07-03
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Van Drew voted for a bill projected to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid despite pledging repeatedly to never support Medicaid cuts. His district…
2025-06-16
Votes
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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.
2025-04-14
Stated positions
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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…
2025-04-10
Stated positions
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[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…
2025-02-24
Other facts
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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…
2024-12-31
Votes
SECONDARY
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.
2024-12-31
Transactions
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2023-2024 cycle: Raised $3,182,654. Top contributing sectors include Finance/Insurance/Real Estate, Health, Construction, and Energy/Natural Resources.
2024-12-31
Transactions
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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…
2024-08-28
Transactions
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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…
2024-08-28
Transactions
SECONDARY
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.
2024-08-28
Votes
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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…
2024-04-20
Votes
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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…
2024-04-20
Votes
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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…
2023-01-20
Votes
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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…
2022-12-23
Votes
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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…
2022-12-10
Votes
SECONDARY
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…
2022-12-08
Votes
SECONDARY
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…
2022-12-08
Votes
PRIMARY
[vote] Van Drew flipped to vote 'Nay' on the final version of the Respect for Marriage Act in December 2022, stating religious liberty concerns.
2022-12-08
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8404 (Respect for Marriage Act (Final Passage)) on 2022-12-08: Van Drew voted to protect same-sex marriage in July 2022, then reversed to oppose the final bill in December 2022—a rare…
2022-12-08
Votes
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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…
2022-11-29
Votes
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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…
2022-07-19
Votes
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[vote] Van Drew voted 'Yea' on the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) in July 2022 to codify same-sex marriage protections.
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