Jeff Van Drew, who represents all of Southern Ocean County except half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township in Congress, was known as a moderate when he was elected to that office as a Democrat in 2018, sometimes breaking away from the party line when casting his votes. But since switching to the Republican Party in 2020 due to his opposition to Donald Trump’s first impeachment, Van Drew has comfortably fit in with the GOP rank and file.

Last Wednesday Van Drew signed on to Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s “Prevent Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandates…