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Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s Ex-Campaign Manager Is Now Running His Democratic Rival’s Race

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Josh Roesch quit Van Drew’s team after the congressman defected from the Democratic Party to the GOP over impeachment.

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New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew recruited Josh Roesch to manage his re-election campaign—but that was before the congressman defected from the Democratic Party to the GOP. Roesch quit and has now been tapped to run the campaign of a Democrat who wants to unseat Van Drew, Amy Kennedy. “It is strange?” Roesch told NJ Advance Media. “Of course it’s strange. It’s a unique situation.” Five Democrats have signed up to run against freshman Van Drew, who switched parties because he opposes impeachment.

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