Jefferson Van Drew
Democrat
· NJ-2 · 116th Congress
House Committee on Education and Labor · and Secondary Education · and Pensions · House Committee on Homeland Security · and Accountability · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · House Committee on the Judiciary · and Enforcement
Influence Score
61.3
Moderately exposed
↓ -1.1
vs 118th (44.2)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
12.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
3.8
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$2,972,977
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.8
/ 10
Revolving door
former staff now working as lobbyists
0.0
/ 3
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
12.0
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
0.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
1.4
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
3.3
/ 12
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $33.26M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $67K.
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$39,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
2.6%
Amount from this network
$31,000
Total from all networks
$1,189,662
Networks contributing
216
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Who funds Drew
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$6,058,667
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
2.3%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
3
Money that arrived near votes
$7K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
2
Share of their total fundraising
0.35%
Biggest clusters of timed money
MJD TRUCKING
$3K
MEDIO LAW FIRM
$2K
MEDIO LAW FIRM
$2K
CASTELLANI LAW FIRM
$505
LAW OFFICES OF KARAVAN MORRIS
$450
FOLLENDER LAW OFFICES
$250
ORACLE
$250
SWIFT LAW FIRM
$250
TOYOTA OF VINELAND
$250
PRESSLER FELT WARSHAW LLP
$156
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
BOEING
$3.65M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.34M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.13M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
GENERAL MOTORS
$2.25M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.84M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
UP RAILROAD
$1.70M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.67M
ENTREPRENEUR
$1.62M
DELTA AIR LINES
$1.48M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.44M
USPS
$1.28M
CATERPILLAR
$1.26M
HOMEMAKER
$1.22M
USPS
$1.21M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Jefferson Van Drew comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$19K
Disclosed outside spending
$19K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.04%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC NETWORK
$5.32M
DCCC
$1.16M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$724K
COMMITTEE TO DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT
$258K
ADPAC INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE
$238K
DMFI PAC
$92K
PATRIOT MAJORITY USA
$76K
IN UNION USA
$74K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
$64K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$32K
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND
$4K
AFT SOLIDARITY
$4K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$2K
INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.
$1K
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC
$758
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
42 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $271K to Jefferson Van Drew across 82 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$271K
Shared contributors
42
Contributions
82
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 30 | $215K |
| 2024 | 20 | 23 | $23K |
| 2026 | 25 | 29 | $33K |
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Jefferson Van Drew sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required