At least half a dozen congressional staffers have resigned from freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s office, saying the moderate New Jersey Democrat informed them of his plans to join the Republican Party.
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In a letter to Allison Murphy, Van Drew’s chief of staff, five staffers on Sunday said the congressman’s decision to"join the ranks of the Republican Party led by Donald Trump does not align with the values we brought to this job when we joined his office." CeCe Doherty, director of constituent services, also resigned Sunday night, Doherty confirmed to ABC News.
Rep. Cheri Bustos, chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Democrats’ campaign arm, offered jobs to the resigning aides via tweet Sunday.
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