Mikie Sherrill

Democrat Representative of New Jersey's 11th district

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 11

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

3

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

January 19, 1972 (52 years old)

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  • Former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and Russian policy officer
  • Served in the Navy for nine years, reaching the rank of lieutenant
  • Graduate of the United States Naval Academy, London School of Economics (MSc in international and world history), and Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor)
  • Worked as a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis and later in their New York City office’s litigation department
  • Became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, reelected in 2020 and 2022
  • Represents a district that includes suburban and exurban areas west of New York City
  • Joined the moderate New Democrat Coalition and was named its freshman whip
  • Initially opposed the first impeachment of President Donald Trump but changed her stance following whistleblower allegations
  • Supported a second impeachment of Trump after the 2021 United States Capitol attack
  • Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress and 92.6% in the 118th Congress through 2023
  • Criticized the implementation of congestion pricing in lower Manhattan, calling it a “greedy cash grab” from New Jersey commuters
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • Married with four children and resides in Montclair since 2010
  • Roman Catholic