Jeff Van Drew

Infobox State Senator
name = Jeff Van Drew


state_assembly2 = New Jersey
state_senate = New Jersey
district = 1st
district2 = 1st
term_start2 = 2002
term_end2 = 2008
term_start = 2008
preceded = Nicholas Asselta
preceded2 = John C. Gibson
succeeded2 = Matthew Milam
birth_date = Birth date and age|1953|2|23|mf=y
birth_place = New York City
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = American
spouse = Ricarda
party = Democratic
relations =
children =
residence = Dennis Township
alma_mater = Rutgers University
occupation = Dentist
profession =
religion =


website = [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=299 Legislative web page]
footnotes =

Jeff Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2008, where he represents the 1st legislative district. From 2002-2008, Van Drew served in the General Assembly. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=299 Senator Van Drew's Legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 31, 2008.]

On November 6, 2007, Van Drew won his bid for a seat in the New Jersey Senate, defeating Republican party incumbent Nicholas Asselta. [Tamari, Jonathan. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/POLITICS/71106076 "Beck wins; Dems control both houses"] , "Asbury Park Press", November 6, 2007. Accessed November 6, 2007. "Democrats, however, won two Senate seats in other traditionally Republican districts with victories by Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, and Assemblyman Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic, who ousted Sen. Nicholas Asselta, R-Cumberland, and Sen. James "Sonny" McCullough, R-Atlantic."]

Van Drew serves in the Senate on the Environment Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Community and Urban Affairs Committee and the Transportation Committee.

In the Assembly, Van Drew was a prime sponsor of the Fair Market Drug Pricing Act to provide reduced prescription drugs to eligible low-income consumers. He has also sponsored legislation to address New Jersey's nursing shortage. Among his other legislative achievements are prohibiting unwanted telemarketing calls, controlling prescription drug errors, enforcing the ban on self-service gasoline stations, protections against predatory lending and tougher penalties for those who use the Internet to prey on children.Fact|date=March 2008

Van Drew served on the Dennis Township Committee in 1991, and as Mayor from 1997-2003 and from 1994-1995. Van Drew served on the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1994-1997. He was the Dennis Township Fire Commissioner from 1983-1986. Van Drew has served as president of the New Jersey Dental Society and a board expert of the New Jersey Board of Dentistry.

As a Cape May County Freeholder, Van Drew campaigned for an Atlantic Cape Community College campus in Cape May County, a goal that was realized with a groundbreaking ceremony for the campus in late 2002.

Van Drew graduated with a B.S. from Rutgers University and was awarded a D.D.S. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a resident of Dennis Township, New Jersey. [ [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=24685 Assembly Member Jeff Van Drew profile] , Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 8, 2007.]

District 1

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 1st Legislative District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*Assemblyman Nelson Albano, and
*Assemblyman Matthew W. Milam

References

External links

* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=299 Senator Van Drew's Legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature
*"New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms"
** [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/VanDrewJ2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/VanDrewJ2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/VanDrewJ2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/VanDrewJ2004.pdf 2004]
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=24685 Project Vote Smart - Jeff Van Drew] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Jeff Van Drew
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=77722 2005] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=19018 2003] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=7862 2001] campaign contributions