Jefferson Van Drew

RepublicanU.S. Representative, NJ-2

Age	73 (b. 1953-02-23)
Gender	Male
In office since	2019-01-03 (~7 yrs)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Education	B.S., Rutgers University; D.M.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry
Prior occupation	Dentist (practiced for about 30 years in South Jersey); former president of the New Jersey Dental Association
Military service	No
Birthplace	New York City, New York
Marital status	married — Ricarda Van Drew
Children	2
Residence	Dennis Township, New Jersey

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Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected	2018
Previous offices	Dennis Township Fire Commissioner (1983-1986) · Dennis Township Committee member (1991) · Mayor of Dennis Township (1994-1995, 1997-2003) · Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders (1995-1997, 2000-2002) · New Jersey General Assembly, 1st District (2002-2008) · New Jersey State Senate, 1st District (2008-2018)
Committees	House Committee on the Judiciary · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Caucuses	Republican Governance Group · Congressional Motorcycle Caucus · Rare Disease Caucus
Party history	Elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat in 2018; announced switch to the Republican Party on December 19, 2019 (formalized in January 2020) after opposing the first impeachment of President Trump.
Ideology	Voteview (DW-NOMINATE): as a Democrat in the 116th Congress he was rated more conservative than 98% of Democrats and more conservative than 52% of the House; described as one of the most conservative Democrats before switching parties.

Financial

Net worth: disclosed $2,467,012–$5,180,000 (2018) · estimate

Vanguard Wellington Fund	fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2018
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index	fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2018
Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund	fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2018
Vanguard Intermediate Term	fund · $500,001–$1,000,000 · 2018
Vanguard Index S&P 500 ETF	fund · $200,002–$500,000 · 2018
North American Co	other · $100,001–$250,000 · 2018
Guardian Investor	other · $100,001–$250,000 · 2018
Fidelity New Insights Fund	fund · $50,001–$100,000 · 2018
TD Bank Passbook Savings	other · $16,002–$65,000 · 2018
Ocean First Passbook Savings	other · $1,001–$15,000 · 2018

Scandals & crimes ledger

settled — FEC ADR 1004: Van Drew for Congress — Receipt of Excessive and Prohibited Contributions (2018 Cycle) business

campaign-finance · 2017-11-30 · Federal Election Commission (Audit Division / ADR Office) · Negotiated settlement approved 6-0 by the FEC on August 25, 2021. Van Drew for Congress paid a $4,415 civil penalty. Non-monetary term: treasurer Bradley T. Crate required to designate a staff member as person responsible for FEC compliance. The audit (covering Nov 30, 2017 – Dec 31, 2018) found two violations: (1) receipt of contributions in excess of the individual limit totaling $45,600, untimely resolved; (2) receipt of 13 prohibited contributions totaling $13,255 from corporations, professional associations, LLCs, and professional corporations, materially but untimely resolved.

The FEC Audit Division reviewed Van Drew for Congress's 2018 election-cycle finances and found the committee had received $45,600 in excessive contributions from individuals and $13,255 in prohibited contributions from corporate entities and other prohibited sources. The committee untimely refunded the amounts. The case was resolved through the FEC's Alternative Dispute Resolution program with a $4,415 civil penalty against the campaign committee (not Van Drew personally), approved unanimously by the full Commission.

Sources: Federal Election Commission · Federal Election Commission — Final Audit Report · Federal Election Commission — ADR Settlement Document