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Common Ground Scorecard for Jeff Van Drew

U.S. House

Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2 - R)

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Jeff Van Drew, a dentist who has moonlighted as a politician for nearly three decades, is the most recent party-switcher in Congress: he left the Democrats and joined the Republicans in December 2019, at the end of his first year in the House. In an Oval Office appearance with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif), Van Drew told the president he had his “undying support” and quoted Ronald Reagan’s statement about his own party switch years ago: “I didn’t leave my party. My party left me.”

(Bloomberg Government biography of Jeff Van Drew)

Learn what Jeff Van Drew says about finding common ground

Up for Reelection in 2024

Top Organizations and Groups

  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Common Ground Score is

32
Average

Based on a scale of 0-100, below is a breakdown of the Common Ground Score:

Official PerformanceMAX 30
12
Personal ActionsMAX 30
0
CommunicationsMAX 20
20
CommitmentsMAX 20
0
BONUS: Outstanding Common GrounderMAX 10
0

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Official Performance Commentary

Top 25% for Official Performance.

Personal Actions Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

Communications Commentary

"Expect to hear a lot from me during this campaign about finding common ground. It won’t be easy or always even possible, but that should never stop us from making the effort. The future of our republic depends on finding ways around our differences, so we can work together on all that we have in common."

Commitments Commentary

The politician has not affirmed the commitments.

Outstanding Commmon Grounder Commentary

There is no information available to support this score.

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