Mikie Sherrill
Democrat Representative of New Jersey's 11th district
Representative
New Jersey, district 11
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
New Jersey, district 11
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
New Jersey, district 11
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
3
Congresses Served
3
House Terms
January 19, 1972 (52 years old)
Birthday
- 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