ATLANTIC AND CAPE MAY COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL ENDORSES VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS

Union Leaders Cite Van Drew’s Relentless Fight for Working Families  and Record Federal Infrastructure Investments Across South Jersey

September 16, 2026 — United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s campaign is proud to announce the endorsement of the Atlantic and Cape May County Building Trades Council, which represents thousands of highly skilled union workers throughout Southern New Jersey including all of Atlantic and Cape May Counties as well as portions of Burlington, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties. ​The endorsement underscores Congressman Van Drew’s proven, bipartisan track record of fighting for working families, protecting good-paying local jobs, and delivering unprecedented federal investments directly into South Jersey infrastructure projects.

“Congressman Van Drew has proven time and again that he doesn’t just pay lip service to labor—he delivers results for the working men and women of South Jersey. Whether it’s securing record federal funding to rebuild our regional infrastructure or ensuring that local trades get the call to do the work, Jeff has consistently stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our members,” said Mike Laughlin, President of the Atlantic & Cape May County Building Trades Council. “Our families need leaders who don’t just talk the talk, but walk the walk, which is why Congressman Van Drew continues to have our full support and we are proud to endorse his re-election.”

​”I am honored to have once again earned the endorsement of the Atlantic and Cape May County Building Trades Council,” said Congressman Van Drew. “The men and women of our local building trades represent the very backbone of South Jersey. They are the skilled craftsmen, ironworkers, electricians, carpenters, laborers, and others who get up early every single morning to build and maintain the communities we call home.

​”While we have successfully brought back historic, record-breaking federal infrastructure funding to put our local tradespeople to work, our mission is far from complete,” continued Van Drew. “South Jersey’s working families are facing crushing costs, soaring energy bills, and out-of-touch government mandates. We must do more. We need to continue to expand vocational apprenticeships, cut bureaucratic red tape that stalls critical projects, and ensure our workers take home the paychecks they deserve. I will never stop fighting for the hard-working middle-class families who proudly call South Jersey home.”

Congressman ​Van Drew’s campaign continues to build an expansive, bipartisan working-class coalition composed of local labor unions, first responders, small business owners, and community leaders dedicated to protecting South Jersey’s economy and way of life.

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