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Mikie Sherrill Governor of New Jersey (in office)
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Governor of New Jersey (in office)

Mikie Sherrill

A former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, Sherrill beat Jack Ciattarelli by about 14 points in 2025 and was sworn in as New Jersey's 57th governor in January 2026, signing a utility-rate freeze order on day one. She is not on the 2026 ballot.

Why it matters: Since taking office in January 2026, Gov. Sherrill signed executive orders on her first day to hold down electric rates and expand energy supply, and on June 30 signed a $60.7 billion budget with record property tax relief, a full pension payment and a larger child tax credit, without raising taxes on individual residents.

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In Mikie's own words

We see a president illegally usurping power, unconstitutionally enacting a tariff regime to make billions for himself and his family while everyone else sees their costs go higher,
Mikie Sherrill, Inaugural address at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, Jan 20 source
When I took office, I promised New Jersey families that affordability would be the north star of every decision we made. With the passage of our first budget, we are delivering on that promise,
Mikie Sherrill, On signing the FY 2027 state budget, Jun 30 source

Where Mikie stands

Utility bills
Declared a state of emergency on utility costs on her first day, froze rate hikes and is pushing new power generation and battery storage. source
Property taxes and the budget
Signed a budget with record property tax relief, including a revamped Stay NJ program with higher benefits for middle- and lower-income seniors. source
Housing
Cut red tape to speed up new homes, especially workforce housing, and strengthen down-payment help for first-time buyers. source
Kids and social media
Backs bell-to-bell cell phone limits in schools and a social media addiction research center, now being set up at Rutgers. source
Federal cuts
Pledges to push back when Washington cuts health care, education or infrastructure money for New Jersey. source

The record

  • Former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor
  • U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th District, elected 2018–2024
  • First female military veteran elected governor of any U.S. state

On tape

Sherrill: House GOP leadership killed the kids online safety bill that passed the Senate 91 to 3Oct 20

Mikie Sherrill. Photo: State of New Jersey, Public domain

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Race data checked Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.