New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) launched her marketing campaign for the state’s governor on Monday, becoming a member of an already crowded Democratic major discipline forward of the 2025 race.
“We can also be the state that sets the gold standard for protecting rights and freedoms, and we know they’ll be under attack from Donald Trump’s Washington,” Sherrill mentioned in an announcement video. “Because in New Jersey, we love our country, we’re proud of our state, and we value our freedoms.”
Sherrill, who’s a former federal prosecutor and former Navy helicopter plane commander, represents the state’s eleventh Congressional District exterior of New York Metropolis.
She was anticipated to leap into the race to switch outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy (D) this month. Her announcement comes days after fellow New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) launched his bid for the state’s governor’s mansion on Friday. Different candidates embrace former New Jersey state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D), Jersey Metropolis Mayor Steve Fulop (D), former Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller (D), and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D).
Quite a lot of Republicans have additionally thrown their names within the ring, together with state Sen. Jon Bramnick, former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, former state Sen. Ed Durr and radio host Invoice Spadea.
Murphy narrowly defeated Ciattarelli within the state’s 2021 gubernatorial race by roughly three factors.
The bulletins come after Vice President Harris underperformed within the Backyard State, which is generally thought of a Democratic stronghold. Harris defeated President-elect Donald Trump within the state by simply over 5 factors.
