Jeff Van Drew | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Frank LoBiondo |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 8, 2008 – December 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Asselta |
| Succeeded by | Bob Andrzejczak |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st district | |
| In office January 8, 2002 – January 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Matthew W. Milam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1953 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (Before 2019) |
| Spouse(s) | Ricarda Van Drew |
| Education | Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BS) Fairleigh Dickinson University (DMD) |
| Website | House website |
Jefferson H. Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American dentist and Republican politician. He is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
He was the New Jersey State Senator from the 1st Legislative District from 2008 to 2018. He represented the same district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2008.
Van Drew was elected to congress as a Democrat. On December 19, 2019, Van Drew announced that he had joined the Republican Party. Van Drew later supported the unsuccessful attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.
