Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
Personal details
Born Rebecca Michelle Sherrill
(1972-01-19) January 19, 1972
Alexandria, Virginia U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jason Hedberg
Children 4
Education United States Naval Academy (BS)
London School of Economics (MS)
Georgetown University (JD)
Website MikieSherrill.com
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1994–2003
Rank Lieutenant Commander

Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill[1][2] (born January 19, 1972)[3] is an American politician, a former United States Navy helicopter pilot and a former federal prosecutor.[4] Sherrill is the Democratic nominee for New Jersey's 11th District in the U.S. House of Representatives running against Republican New Jersey Assemblyman Jay Webber.[2][5]

Early life and education

Sherrill was born in Alexandria, Virginia.[2] She grew up in various locations along the east coast of the United States due to her father's job.[2][6]

Sherrill attended high school in Northern Virginia.[7] In 1994, she graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis with a BS.[1] In 2003, Sherrill received a MS in economic history from the London School of Economics. In 2004, she received a certificate in Arabic language from The American University in Cairo. In 2007, Sherrill earned a juris doctor law degree from Georgetown Law.[8]

Career

Military

Sherrill graduated from flight school in the first class of women eligible for combat.[9] From 1994 to 2003, after graduating from the Naval Academy, Sherrill became a U.S. Navy H3 Sea King helicopter pilot and a Russian policy officer.[2] Sherrill flew missions throughout Europe and in the Middle East.[6][8] In 2000, she was based out of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

Sherrill was a Russian policy officer when she worked at the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy, Europe.[2] She is a certified expert with a .45, 9mm and M-16.[10]

In 2003, Sherrill was promoted to the position of lieutenant commander.[11] Sherrill left the Navy in 2003.[12]

Law

In 2007, Sherrill earned a law degree from Georgetown Law. In the summer of 2007, she was a summer associate at Kirkland & Ellis.[13] From 2008 to 2011, Sherrill worked as an associate in the litigation department at Kirkland & Ellis's New York City office.[14]

In 2015, she became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, a federal prosecutor, working for the office of United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey under Paul Fishman.[2][15] Sherrill worked in police community relations.[16] She left that office in the spring of 2016.[6] She had planned on going into the field of criminal justice reform.[8]

2018 U.S. House campaign

On May 11, 2017, Sherrill launched her campaign for New Jersey's New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[17][18] The seat is held by 12-term Republican incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen, who in January 2018 announced he would not seek reelection in 2018.[7][19][20]

In November 2017, comedian Chelsea Handler, who is from Livingston, came to Montclair to show her support for Sherrill's campaign.[21] Sherrill has been endorsed by the political action committee organization VoteVets.org,[22] the pro-choice Democratic PAC EMILY's List,[23] the editorial board of The New York Times,[24] and the New Jersey chapter of Clean Water Action.[25]

In June 2018, Sherrill won the Democratic primary with 77% of the vote, beating Tamara Harris.[26][27][28]

Sherrill raised US $2.8 million during the primary election, placing her among the top house fundraisers in the country.[29][30] Her campaign raised $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, setting a record for the most raised by House candidate from New Jersey in one quarter.[31] On June 19, 2018, The Cook Political Report considered the race "Lean Democratic" and Sabato's Crystal Ball labeled it a "Toss-up."[32] On June 27, 2018, Monmouth University released a poll of the district showing Sherrill was supported by 40% of respondents compared to 38% supporting her opponent, Jay Webber.[33]

Personal life

Sherrill is married to Jason Hedberg, a classmate and graduate of the United States Naval Academy[34][35] who served as a U.S. Navy intelligence officer. The couple have lived in Montclair, New Jersey with their four children since 2010.[8][6]

Sherrill wanted to be a pilot from a young age, inspired by her grandfather who served as a pilot in World War II.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nominations – Naval Academy Graduates: Rebecca M. Sherrill". Congressional Record. 140 (53). May 5, 1994.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Aron, Michael; Sherrill, Mikie (February 17, 2018). "Season 2018 Episode 7: Congressional Candidate Mikie Sherrill" (Video interview). On the Record with Michael Aron, NJTV. PBS.
  3. ↑ "Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill". Archives of Women's Political Communcation. Iowa State University. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Tackett, Michael (January 29, 2018). "From Annapolis to Congress? These Three Women Know Tough Missions". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Ruiz, Michelle (August 31, 2017). "Welcome to the Trump Jump: These Women Are Ready to Take On the Most Powerful Men in Congress". Vogue.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Friedman, Matt (May 12, 2017). "New Jersey Playbook Interview: House candidate Mikie Sherrill". Politico.
  7. 1 2 Fouriezos, Nick (May 24, 2018). "Mikie Sherrill flew helicopters for the U.S. Now she wants to turn D.C. blue". KYTX.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Mallon, Maggie (September 1, 2017). "Mikie Sherrill Once Flew Helicopter Missions in the Navy—Now She's Running for Congress". Glamour.
  9. ↑ Walsh, Michael (July 10, 2018). "The New Jersey race that could be key to Democrats retaking the House". Yahoo News. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Danzis, David (March 16, 2018). "Sherrill's service to country not finished yet". New Jersey Herald.
  11. ↑ "To be Lieutenant Commander: Rebecca M Sherrill" (PDF). Congressional Record. 149 (119): S11048. September 3, 2003.
  12. ↑ Izzo, Michael (May 11, 2017). "Former Navy pilot challenges Frelinghuysen". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "2007 New York, Summer Associates: Rebecca Sherrill" (PDF). Kirkland & Ellis. 2007.
  14. ↑ "2008 Fall Associates, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY: Rebecca Sherrill" (PDF). Kirkland & Ellis. 2008.
  15. ↑ "United States v. Francisco Vallejo, Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus" (PDF). United States District Court District of New Jersey. June 1, 2016. Rebecca M. Sherrill, U.S. District Attorney
  16. ↑ Johnson, Jim; Sherrill, Mikie (December 21, 2017). "Jim Johnson Endorses Mikie Sherrill for Congress" (Video). Mikie Sherrill for Congress.
  17. ↑ Kiefer, Eric (May 11, 2017). "Montclair Woman, Ex-Prosecutor To Challenge Frelinghuysen For Congress". Montclair, NJ Patch.
  18. ↑ Zaremba, Justin (May 11, 2017). "Ex-Navy helicopter pilot plans to challenge Rep. Frelinghuysen". NJ.com.
  19. ↑ Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. (January 29, 2018). "Statement of Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)" (Press release). Rodney P. Frelinghuysen.
  20. ↑ Jordan, Mary (February 7, 2018). "After Iraq and Afghanistan, pioneering women in the military set sights on Congress". Washington Post.
  21. ↑ Kaulessar, Ricardo (November 1, 2017). "No joke! Chelsea Handler comes to Montclair for politics" (Includes video). NorthJersey.com.
  22. ↑ "VoteVets PAC Endorses Mikie Sherrill for Congress". VoteVets.org.
  23. ↑ "Mikie Sherrill, U.S. House, New Jersey". EMILY's List. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  24. ↑ Editorial Board (May 28, 2018). "Opinion: Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey Democrats". The New York Times.
  25. ↑ "Helping Elect Pro-Environmental Candidates to Congress". Clean Water Action. June 11, 2018.
  26. ↑ Corasanti, Nick; Flegenheimer, Matt (June 5, 2018). "Democrats Gain Spots to Battle for Crucial House Seats in New Jersey". The New York Times.
  27. ↑ Salant, Jonathan D. (June 5, 2018). "Former Navy pilot, ex-Obama officials to lead Jersey Dem charge to win House at Trump midterm". NJ.com.
  28. ↑ Almukhtar, Sarah (June 5, 2018). "New Jersey Primary Election Results". The New York Times.
  29. ↑ Stiles, Charles (June 4, 2018). "Mikie Sherrill and other women 'appalled' by Donald Trump make record run for Congress". NorthJersey.com. USA Today.
  30. ↑ Golshan, Tara; Prokop, Andrew (June 5, 2018). "Live results for New Jersey's Senate and House primary races". Vox Media.
  31. ↑ Jackson, Herb (July 16, 2018). "Shattering NJ record, Mikie Sherrill raises $1.9 million for House race". North Jersey. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  32. ↑ "New Jersey's 11th Congressional District election, 2018 – Ballotpedia". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Dem Has Slight Edge in CD11". Monmouth University Polling Institute. Monmouth University. June 27, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Nominations – Naval Academy Graduates: Jason J. Hedberg". Congressional Record. 140 (53). May 5, 1994.
  35. ↑ "USNA Men's Rugby Team: All Americans, Eight-Man. Jason Hedberg ('93, '94)". NBC Sports. 1994.
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