Politician
Jeff Van Drew
Republican · New Jersey · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8NJ02166
Jeff Van Drew (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 New Jersey 2nd District race, $450K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $601K for and $1.5M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
18%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.1M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$8.2M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Jersey 2nd District | $2.4M | 19% | $601K / $1.5M | – | $4.5M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | New Jersey 2nd District | $3.2M | 14% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New Jersey 2nd District | $3.1M | 17% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New Jersey 2nd District | $4.3M | 23% | $450K / $6.8M | – | $12M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Trade group $474KCorporate $452KUnion $409KLeadership PAC $374KMembership $296KOther $195KSuper PAC $104KParty $6K
- WinredSuper PAC$68K
- American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$32K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade group$13K
- Blue Dog Political Action CommitteeOther$12K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $5.3M
- Project 218for $485K · against $1.3M
- DCCCagainst $1.2M
- Adpac Independent Expenditures Committeefor $303K
- The Committee to Defend the Presidentfor $258K
- Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PACagainst $182K
- American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIOagainst $127K
- American Represenative Majorityagainst $31K
- Working Families Party PACagainst $20K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Jeff Van Drew had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 27 times (87%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $455K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $200K$47K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $200K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $455K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $47K$65K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $245K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $455K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $32K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $47K$245K$65K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $245K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $455K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jeff Van Drew's 2026 campaign?
- Jeff Van Drew (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 New Jersey 2nd District race, $450K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $601K for and $1.5M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jeff Van Drew?
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K), Boots On the Ground - Federal ($10K), American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee ($10K), Amalgamated Transit Union - Cope ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jeff Van Drew's race?
- Project 218 ($485K for, $1.3M against), Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC ($182K against), Adpac Independent Expenditures Committee ($115K for) in 2026.
- How much has Jeff Van Drew raised across elections?
- $2.4M in 2026 (New Jersey 2nd District), $3.2M in 2024 (New Jersey 2nd District), $3.1M in 2022 (New Jersey 2nd District), $4.3M in 2020 (New Jersey 2nd District).