New Jersey Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew Plans To Become Republican: AP Source
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Top House Republicans have been told that Democratic New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew is going to switch parties and become a Republican. That's according to a GOP official familiar with the conversations who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe confidential information.
Van Drew is a freshman who has said he plans to vote against impeaching President Donald Trump.
Only a small handful of Democrats are expected to oppose Trump's impeachment in a vote expected next week.
Van Drew represents a southern New Jersey congressional district that Trump carried in 2016. He's been considered one of the more vulnerable House Democrats in next November's elections.
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