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Mikie Sherrill
DemocratGovernor of New Jersey| Age | 54 (b. 1972-01-19) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2026-01-01 (~0 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Irish-American) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | B.S., United States Naval Academy (1994); M.Sc. in International and World History, London School of Economics (2003); Certificate in Arabic, American University in Cairo (2004); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (2007) |
| Prior occupation | U.S. Navy helicopter pilot (H-3 Sea King) and Russian policy officer; litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis; Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey |
| Military service | Yes: United States Navy (Lieutenant) |
| Birthplace | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Languages | English; studied Arabic (Certificate, American University in Cairo, 2004); served as a Russian policy officer in the Navy |
| Marital status | Married — Jason Hedberg |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Montclair, New Jersey |
Pending research: notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | U.S. Representative, New Jersey's 11th Congressional District (2019-2025) |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Blue Dog Coalition (2019-2023) · Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues · Congressional Equality Caucus · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · For Country Caucus |
| Leadership | 57th Governor of New Jersey (2026-present) · New Democrat Coalition freshman whip |
| Ideology | Moderate Democrat; member of the New Democrat Coalition and former Blue Dog Coalition member; part of the centrist 'mod squad' (with Slotkin and Spanberger); voted with President Biden's position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress per FiveThirtyEight. |
| Signature legislation | Leading House role on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · Advocacy to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap · Federal funding for the Gateway rail tunnel project · State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act (co-led with Rep. David Trone) · Bipartisan legislation addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $4,840,076–$13,975,000 (2024) · estimate
| iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | fund · –$250,000 · 2020 |
| Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF | fund · –$250,000 · 2020 |
| SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | fund · –$250,000 · 2020 |
| Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates | fund · –$250,000 · 2020 |
| Victorian residence in Montclair, New Jersey (7-bedroom on over one acre) | real_estate · 2024 |
Top donors: Verizon Communications ($28,854)
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Lawyers/Law Firms · Retired
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — STOCK Act Late Disclosure Violation — $200 Fine
Sherrill failed to timely disclose up to $350,000 in her husband's UBS stock sales, missing the STOCK Act's 45-day reporting deadline. The House assessed an administrative fine — reported variously as $200 or $400 — for the late filing. Sherrill's office said the omission was inadvertent; she had already divested from individual stocks and proactively paid the fine. She was one of roughly 50–63 members fined for STOCK Act violations that year.