Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew defeated Democratic rival Amy
Kennedy and won a second term in his southern New Jersey district.
Van Drew gained national attention when he left the Democratic
Party late last year because he opposed impeaching President Donald Trump.
He pledged his “undying support” to the president in the Oval
Office.
He also hosted a rally for Trump in Wildwood in January, before
the COVID-19 outbreak struck.
Kennedy, the spouse of former Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy of
the storied Massachusetts political family, won a contentious primary in July.
She focused much of her campaign on protecting the health care protection under
the Affordable Care Act
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