I tell people it’s not maybe the sexiest tagline, but ruthless competence is what people in New Jersey want to see in government.
Mikie Sherrill
The Public Record
Mikie Sherrill is an American politician and former Navy pilot currently serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 11th congressional district, a position she has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Sherrill has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and veterans' affairs during her time in office. She has been an advocate for bipartisan cooperation and has worked on initiatives to improve the lives of her constituents in New Jersey.
It just seems so obvious to me what the path forward is. It’s effectively govern.
It's going to take a strong voice to cut through the noise from Washington and deliver for the people. So I stand here tonight doing just that. And as a mom of four teenagers, you guys know I'm not going to put up with the incompetent…
Having a strong state government, a strong state governor, to really nimbly fight back, I think, is the most effective way.
A lesson I learned in the Navy: The worst thing you can do is to run a ship aground.
Sometimes we get caught up in some of the concerns we have — which are huge, huge concerns — about what’s coming up in Washington, but don’t always remind people of the work we’re doing to drive down costs.
At this moment, the fight is really in the states, that’s where the front line is.
In New Jersey, [it is] making sure that we are taking him to court, pushing back against these Medicaid cuts, clawing back federal funding back to New Jersey.
The lessons you learn are just taking it on. Don’t shrink from it; don’t back away.
Through building that huge coalition, I was able to win with the largest red-to-blue swing in the entire nation.
In the United States Armed Forces, you swear an oath to the Constitution — not a person, not a political party.
Trump and Hegseth are trying to gut the military’s leadership so they can use the armed forces to carry out their personal, political agenda.
Last night at the Pentagon, President Trump and Secretary Hegseth dismantled a core principle of American democracy: the apolitical military.
Ignoring the guidelines and firing JAGs suggests the administration is attempting to build a military of loyalists focused less on our safety and more on loyalty to MAGA and Trump.





