Mikie Sherrill is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district since 2019. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2018 and has been re-elected multiple times. Before entering politics, Sherrill was a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, an attorney, and a federal prosecutor. She is now seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey.
On January 19, 1972, Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill was born. She is an American politician, former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, attorney, and former federal prosecutor.
In 1984, Joseph Minish was the last Democrat to win this seat before Mikie Sherrill.
In 1984, the present configuration of the 11th district assumed its form.
In 1994, Mikie Sherrill earned her B.S. from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
In 1994, after graduating from the Naval Academy, Mikie Sherrill completed over a year of flight training.
In 2000, Mikie Sherrill was based at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.
In 2003, Mikie Sherrill left the Navy before obtaining a promotion to the rank of lieutenant commander, after serving on active duty for nine years.
In 2003, Mikie Sherrill received an MSc in international and world history from the London School of Economics.
In 2004, Mikie Sherrill received a certificate in Arabic language from the American University in Cairo.
In 2007, Mikie Sherrill earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.
In the summer of 2007, while earning her Juris Doctor degree, Mikie Sherrill was a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
In 2008, after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center, Mikie Sherrill returned to Kirkland & Ellis's New York City office.
In 2010, Mikie Sherrill and her husband, Jason Hedberg, moved to Montclair with their four children.
In 2011, Mikie Sherrill left Kirkland & Ellis.
In 2015, Mikie Sherrill became an assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
In 2016, Donald Trump carried the district by just a single point.
In 2016, Mikie Sherrill left the United States Attorneys' Office with plans to enter the field of criminal justice reform.
In 2016, there was a 19-point Republican margin.
On May 11, 2017, Mikie Sherrill launched her campaign for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
In November 2017, comedian Chelsea Handler showed her support for Mikie Sherrill's campaign in Montclair.
In January 2018, Rodney Frelinghuysen announced he would not seek reelection.
In June 2018, Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic primary with 77% of the vote.
On November 6, 2018, Mikie Sherrill was elected as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district.
In 2018, Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jay Webber with 56.8% of the vote.
In 2018, Mikie Sherrill raised $2.8 million during the primary election and $1.9 million in the second quarter, setting a record for a House candidate from New Jersey in one quarter.
In 2019, Mikie Sherrill began serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district.
In 2019, Mikie Sherrill changed her mind and supported exploring the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. She was instrumental in motivating House speaker Nancy Pelosi to proceed with the impeachment inquiry.
In 2020, Mikie Sherrill was re-elected as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district.
In 2020, after redistricting, the 11th District became somewhat friendlier for Sherrill. Had the district existed in 2020, Biden would have carried it with 58 percent of the vote.
In 2021, Mikie Sherrill indicated her support for a second impeachment of Trump after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
In 2022, Mikie Sherrill was re-elected as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district by a wide margin.
On February 1, 2023, Mikie Sherrill was among twelve Democrats to vote for a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency.
According to FiveThirtyEight, in 2023 Sherrill has voted with Biden 92.6% of the time in the 118th Congress.
In 2023, Mikie Sherrill criticized the implementation of congestion pricing in lower Manhattan, New York City, describing the congestion pricing plan as "New York's greedy cash grab from New Jersey commuters."
In 2023, Mikie Sherrill left the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of moderate and conservative House Democrats.
On July 9, 2024, Mikie Sherrill became the seventh House member to publicly request President Biden step aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 United States presidential election.
In 2024, Mikie Sherrill easily won the Democratic primary and was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.5% of the vote.
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