Mikie Sherrill

ON THE ISSUES

• Secured $72 million to improve resiliency along the Jersey Shore
• Delivered funding for regional flood mitigation
• Led legislation and local efforts to remove PFAS chemicals and lead services lines in NJ communities

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Toss up Governor race - keeping this open Governor seat under pro-environment leadership will help maintain New Jersey's role as a national climate leader at the state level
• Current Congresswoman representing New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District 

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Mikie Sherrill is running for Governor of New Jersey. She is currently representing New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, where she has represented the District since 2019.

Prior to Congress, she graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994 and spent almost 10 years on active duty in the Navy as a Sea King Helicopter pilot, leading missions throughout Europe and the Middle East, and as a Russian policy officer aiding in the implementation of our nuclear treaty obligations.

Following her military service, Mikie attended law school, eventually joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey. As an Outreach and Reentry Coordinator, Mikie established programs to develop trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. She then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting federal cases to keep New Jerseyans safe, and worked to take illegal guns off our streets.

After Donald Trump was first elected, Mikie knew she had to do something to stand up for the values she swore an oath to defend in the Navy. In her first-ever run for office in 2018, she led a grassroots movement in a district Trump won, driving an entrenched Republican incumbent out of the race and ultimately delivering the largest swing from red to blue in the entire country. In just two terms, Mikie was named the most effective New Jersey House lawmaker by the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking.