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Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey primary: All on Governor hopeful's husband, Jason Hedberg, and children
Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor, defeating five opponents.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill has clinched the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey to succeed two-term Governor Phil Murphy, while stomping five-other major candidates, per Decision Desk HQ.
While Sherrill’s political career continues to rise, her personal life has always been rooted. She is now married to Jason Hedberg. The two met as classmates at the United States Naval Academy, where both laid the foundation for their military careers.
Today, the couple resides in Montclair, New Jersey, where they’ve lived since 2010 and are raising their four school-aged children.
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Who is Mikie Sherrill?
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, the 53-year-old has spent much of her adult life in public service, as a Navy pilot, a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey, and now a congresswoman.
Sherrill's key policies to top this campaign for NJ governor
Sherrill’s campaign for governor leans heavily on her experience with leadership under pressure, especially from her time in the military. “I learned early on: In a crisis, the worst thing you can do is freeze,” she said. “You have to choose to lead.”
Since flipping New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District in 2018, formerly held by retiring Republican Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Sherrill has been reelected three times and raised $2.8 million during her primary run.
But now, with a likely face-off against Republican Jack Ciattarelli ahead, the spotlight is turning to her stance on key issues such as Israel, antisemitism, and Donald Trump's influence.
“I think a lot of what I'm running to do is to make sure New Jersey delivers better for people across the state,” she told NJ Now.
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“Whether that's building houses so we can drive costs down on mortgages and rental prices, adding new power into the grid so we can drive utility costs down, making sure we're addressing our broken healthcare system with better oversight.”
“And fixing the middlemen, and getting pharmaceutical drugs out to people. All of that, I think, can work to drive down prices and also make New Jersey more affordable and easier for people to live in,” she added.
