Van Drew Forcefully Responds to NJ Governor’s Political Hit Piece

United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew, Nj-R-2, has bluntly and directly responded to New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill for what Van Drew calls her “political hit piece.”

This is all about the thousands of illegal immigrants who were placed on the New Jersey voter rolls and the hundreds who actually voted in New Jersey.

United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew Comments

United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew photo.

When we first raised this issue, we did so because we were genuinely concerned about what happened in New Jersey and wanted to understand exactly how it happened," said Congressman Van Drew. "For years, those of us who raised concerns about the integrity of our voter rolls were dismissed as conspiracy theorists. Then New Jersey admitted that thousands of individuals who said they were not citizens were registered to vote, and many registered through the error went on to cast ballots, said Van Drew.

Facts Are Stubborn & Persistent

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill photo.

Van Drew never blamed Governor Sherrill for the illegal immigrants somehow winding-up on the New Jersey voter rolls.

Van Drew wants this error to be corrected and he has articulated the need to make sure that the integrity of our voting system must be preserved.

Van Drew Sets The Record Straight

We did not blame Governor Sherrill for a failure that occurred under the previous Murphy administration. We did not attack her personally or drag unrelated Democratic politicians into our letter. With the help of my colleagues in the Republican Study Committee, we asked basic, fact-finding questions about how the system failed mechanically and electronically, why the safeguards did not catch it, and what is being done to make sure it never happens again, said Van Drew.

Governor Mikie Sherrill Has Politically Attacked

President Donald Trump.
United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew.
The Republican Study Commission.

Congressman Van Drew Hits Back Hard

Instead of answering those questions, Governor Sherrill responded with Democratic talking points, attacks on President Trump, and personal attacks against me and the Republican Study Committee members who joined me in seeking answers. None of the Members who signed our letter deserved to be demeaned for doing their jobs. Her response was a political hit piece, and it was beneath the Office of the Governor, said Van Drew.