New Jersey 2nd District
Jeff Van Drew (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Jeff Van Drew
Republican · holds this seat today
B+Liberty Score B+On the liberty side in 113 of 128 votes and bills.
Raised $2,414,607 since January 2025: 79% from people, 19% from PACs and other committees, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Zack Mullock
Democrat · Cape May mayor, first-time House candidate
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Mullock, and what Mullock has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 31. A grade needs 4.
Raised $960,948 since January 2025: 83% from people, 11% the candidate’s own money, 5% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Zack Mullock, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Mullock, so the grade above comes from this list: what Mullock has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says he opposes the war with the Islamic Republic because the United States entered it without a clear objective or plan.
“without a clear objective, without a serious plan for what came next, and without making the case that another Middle Eastern war was necessary to keep Americans safe.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Opposing the current American war on the regime in Tehran is on the against side of the Iran regime measure, even though he also says Iran must never get a nuclear weapon.
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Calls Israel an important American ally with a right to exist in peace and security, and says the United States should stay committed to its security.
“an important American ally and has the right to exist in peace and security.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing an ally's security without conditions on its weapons is with liberty on free nations.
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Says corporations should pay their fair share and supports tax relief for working and middle-class families, without naming a tax.
“should pay their fair share.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No specific tax is named, so the words do not settle the free markets test.
Also on the ballot
Ramon Mora Jr. (Independent).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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