The chairman of the National Governors Association gets to select an initiative for the group for the year ahead. Gov. Phil Murphy chose youth mental health.
Van Drew, switching parties last December, declared his "undying support" for Republican President Donald Trump, but has since said "the words didn't explain as well what I exactly felt."
Monmouth University poll finds Democrat Amy Kennedy ahead of Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew by 5 to 7 points in the 2nd District, one of NJ's two biggest races.