Tag Archives: Jeff Van Drew

NJ.com reports: President Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in deep-blue New Jersey later this month to reward U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew for switching parties and voting against his impeachment. Trump will travel to Wildwood, New Jersey, in Van Drew’s district on Jan. 28 to hold a rally, his campaign announced. Trump endorsed the Democrat-turned-Republican during an Oval …

NJ.com reports: Amy Kennedy, the wife of former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), is running as a Democrat for the seat held by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, the New Jersey congressman who recently switched parties after deciding to vote against President Trump’s impeachment. Amy Kennedy announced her bid on Monday in a video tying Van Drew to Trump, but not directly …

Politico reports: A super PAC supporting President Donald Trump began airing ads in South Jersey last week, boosting U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew immediately after the congressman formally switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. The 30-second ad began airing Dec. 21, the super PAC announced on Twitter. It praises Van Drew for “standing by President Trump rather than …

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump urged his 67 million Twitter followers to donate to a New Jersey congressman who left the Democratic Party. Rep. Jeff Van Drew was elected in the 2018 blue wave as a Democrat but switched parties this week after breaking with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the question of impeaching the president. “The Democrat Party’s Witch …

CBS News reports: The day after he became the third president to be impeached in a historic vote, President Trump welcomed Congressman Jeff Van Drew to the White House to celebrate the freshman lawmaker’s decision to switch to the Republican Party. The meeting notably occurred after Van Drew voted against both articles of impeachment — as a Democrat. Trump and …

NBC News reports: Two Democrats — Reps. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey and Collin Peterson of Minnesota — voted with Republicans on a procedural vote before the full House vote on the articles of impeachment. The “previous question” passed 229-197, which closes the articles of impeachment resolution rule debate before the six hours of debate preceding the full House …

From the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer: During the2018 campaign, Rep. Jeff Van Drew raised $1.9 million — about half in individual donations, and close to $120,000 in small donations, according to Federal Election Committee data. As a show of gratitude, Van Drew announced last week his intention to switch parties and become a Republican after less than a …

Talking Points Memo reports: Five staffers of Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) announced their decision to resign from his office in light of his decision to join the Republican Party after declaring that he opposes impeachment. In a letter sent Sunday, the staffers said Van Drew’s decision to defect from Democrats and join the GOP compelled them to resign from …

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the conservative South Jersey Democrat who has vocally opposed impeaching President Donald Trump, is expected to switch parties in the coming days, according to three New Jersey Democratic sources, leaving a party he has represented for more than 20 years. Van Drew didn’t just oppose the impeachment effort. He repeatedly touted his …