Last December Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who represents New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of Southern Ocean County except half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township, pledged his “undying support” to President Donald Trump. This December the longtime Democrat turned Republican, who defeated Democrat challenger Amy Kennedy this November to keep his office for a second term, kept his word.
Van Drew was one of 126 GOP members of the House of Representatives, along with 17 Republican state attorneys general,…
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