Van Drew is the representative for New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Van Drew is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Jefferson Van Drew [D-NJ2]](/static/legislator-photos/412796-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Van Drew is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Van Drew has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Jefferson Van Drew sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Van Drew sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (67%) Energy (33%)
Recent Bills
Some of Van Drew’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5291: Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act
- H.R. 5275: Keep the William J. Hughes Technical Center Funded for FY 2020 Act
- H.R. 5274: Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2020
- H.R. 4912: Nation Owes Community Lifelines After Weathering Sandy Act
- H.R. 4777: Protect our Elections Act
- H.R. 4325: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify treatment of privileged information after ...
- H.R. 4175: Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2019, Van Drew missed 9 of 682 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
