29 Facts About Mikie Sherrill

Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill is an American politician, former US Navy helicopter pilot, attorney, and former federal prosecutor serving as the US representative for since 2019.

Mikie Sherrill was reelected in 2020 by a slightly narrower margin and reelected in 2022 and 2024 by wide margins.

Mikie Sherrill is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey.

Mikie Sherrill grew up in various locations along the East Coast of the United States due to her father's job.

Mikie Sherrill is a graduate of South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia.

In 2003, Mikie Sherrill received an MSc in international and world history from the London School of Economics.

In 2007, Mikie Sherrill earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

Mikie Sherrill was among the flight school graduates in the first class of women eligible for direct assignment to fly combat aircraft.

Mikie Sherrill flew missions throughout Europe and in the Middle East.

Mikie Sherrill served on active duty in the United States Navy for nine years, the final five in the rank of Lieutenant.

In 2003 Mikie Sherrill was nominated for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Mikie Sherrill left the Navy in 2003 before obtaining a permanent promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

In 2015, Mikie Sherrill became an assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, a federal prosecutor, working under US Attorney Paul Fishman.

On May 11,2017, Mikie Sherrill launched her campaign for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

Mikie Sherrill was endorsed by the political action committee organization VoteVets.

Mikie Sherrill raised $2.8 million during the primary election, placing her among the top House fundraisers in the country.

Mikie Sherrill's campaign raised $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, setting a record for a House candidate from New Jersey in one quarter.

Mikie Sherrill is the first Democrat to win this seat since 16-term incumbent Joseph Minish was defeated in 1984 after the district had been redrawn to be more Republican.

Mikie Sherrill joined the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of moderate and conservative House Democrats, but later left the group in 2023.

Mikie Sherrill joined two other female veterans in the Democratic freshman class, fellow Naval Academy graduate Elaine Luria and former Air Force officer Chrissy Houlahan.

Per a promise to her constituents, Mikie Sherrill did not vote for Nancy Pelosi to retake the speakership, instead voting for Cheri Bustos of Illinois.

Mikie Sherrill voted "present", essentially an abstention, in her second Speakership vote.

In 2019, Mikie Sherrill initially opposed exploring the first impeachment of President Donald Trump, but she changed her mind in September after a whistleblower alleged that Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden.

Mikie Sherrill indicated her support for a second impeachment of Trump after the 2021 United States Capitol attack.

Mikie Sherrill said she had seen some colleagues giving what she called "reconnaissance tours" of the building the day before the attack.

On February 1,2023, Mikie Sherrill was among twelve Democrats to vote for a resolution to end COVID-19 national emergency.

In 2023, Mikie Sherrill criticized the implementation of congestion pricing in lower Manhattan, New York City.

On July 9,2024, Mikie Sherrill became the seventh House member to publicly request President Biden step aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 United States presidential election.

Mikie Sherrill is married to Jason Hedberg, a fellow classmate and graduate of the United States Naval Academy, who served as a US Navy intelligence officer.