“Fighting for Affordability, Opportunity, and Freedom in New Jersey”
Representative, NJ’s 11th Congressional District, 2017-present
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This post about 2025 New Jersey candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill is part of Garden State Growth’s blog series exploring the Democratic candidates running in the June 10 gubernatorial primary election.
Candidate Overview
New Jersey candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill has represented New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District since 2017, following a career as a US Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor. Sherrill has built her campaign for governor around “the Affordability Agenda,” which focuses on promoting middle-class affordability. Here’s how she stands on the key Garden State Growth policy pillars:
- Legal Rights and Social Protection – Pro-choice, for strict gun laws and LGBTQ rights; supports reentry services for those in the criminal justice system
- Cost of Living and Accessibility – Improving housing affordability by encouraging new home construction, tax relief by reduced public employee health care costs, municipal service consolidation
- Access to Health Care – Health care price transparency and crackdowns on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
- Quality of Education – Fair budget allocation for all districts, focus on mental health and nutrition
Mikie Sherrill’s Platform
Affordability
The Sherrill campaign brands the Mikie Sherrill for Governor platform “The Affordability Agenda” and argues that her policies will improve affordability across New Jersey.
Housing
Sherrill’s campaign website touts her commitment to housing affordability through new home construction, by encouraging municipalities to build “Missing Middle” housing, and by state financing for repurposing commercial and other underutilized buildings into housing units.
Environment
Sherrill points to her record in Congress on the environment, including leadership in passing the Great American Outdoors Act to protect New Jersey’s open spaces. She vows to protect our NJ’s communities and ecosystems, build climate-resilient infrastructure, and reduce our carbon emissions while also driving down energy costs and utility bills, as well as to invest in solar energy and incentivize brownfields redevelopment.
Child Care
Sherrill points to her record in Congress of expanding child tax credits. As governor, Sherrill promises to expand New Jersey’s child tax credits and work with businesses to encourage voluntary employee childcare.
Tax Relief
Sherrill promises to reduce government employee health care costs through independent auditing of the State Employee Benefits Program. She also supports combining municipal services to reduce local tax burdens.
Reproductive Rights
Sherrill supports a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights and promises to expand contraception and IVF access.
Transportation
Touting her achievements in Congress, Sherrill commits to investing in transportation infrastructure, especially the Northeast Corridor. She calls for NJ Transit to have better service, invest more in upgrades, and communicate more effectively with customers. She supports the Turnpike widening and opposes New York’s congestion pricing policy.
Learn More
Continue reading our six-part series to learn more about the Democrats’ other gubernatorial candidates.
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