Emily’s List says they would be “thrilled” if Mikie Sherrill decided to run for governor
Yari Aquino, Director of Campaign Communications at EMILYs List, said:
“Representative Mikie Sherrill is a passionate advocate for reproductive rights in Congress and EMILY’s List is proud to have supported her from day one. Recent polls showing her well positioned in the Democratic primary for New Jersey governor prove what we already know: she can build a coalition that will carry her to victory. Representative Sherrill has delivered for New Jersey in Congress and we would be delighted if she decided to run for governor.”
EMILY’s List elects pro-abortion Democratic women on every ballot – and runs one of the largest Democratic independent expenditure organizations. They have been especially instrumental in electing Democratic women to senior offices such as governor, House of Representatives, and Senate. For more information, see here (https://emilyslist.org/about/).
GQR POLL: MIKIE SHERRILL WELL POSITIONED IN POTENTIAL 2025 NJ DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORY PRIMARY FIELD (https://www.gqrr.com/news/new-poll-mikie-sherrill-well-positioned-in-potential-2025-nj-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-field/)
- A recent statewide poll in New Jersey found Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill well positioned in the Democratic primary for governor. She is better known and more popular than most of her potential rivals. Her profile has broad regional, ideological and demographic appeal. She is doing particularly well with women, who make up nearly 60 percent of the primary electorate. After a balanced biographical examination, her lead is widening.
According to another poll commissioned by a PAC supporting Mayor Baraka, Mikie was ahead in the race and had the highest approval ratings. Read the story here (https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/baraka-super-pac-poll-shows-newark-mayor-sherrill-best-known-among-democrats/).
Mikie knows how to mobilize the base and build a strong coalition:
- In 2022, she mobilized more Democratic voters than any other member of the New Jersey House of Representatives delegation.
- That same year, she won nearly 25% of registered Republicans and 60% of unaffiliated voters.
- In 2018, she achieved the largest party switch from red to blue in the entire country in a suburban district that had been represented by Republicans for over 30 years.
Mikie is a pioneer in reproductive freedom:
Opinion piece in the Star-Ledger (https://www.nj.com/opinion/2024/07/rep-sherrill-abortion-rights-must-be-protected-heres-the-first-step-opinion.html)
linked here.
She is
leading legislation to end judge shopping (https://sherrill.house.gov/media/press-releases/major-watchdog-org-endorses-sherrill-s-judge-shopping-bill)
This is a common tactic used by anti-abortion extremists to restrict access to abortion in states across the country. In this case, it was also used to restrict access to mifepristone.
Mikie was a leading voice in
Protecting access to emergency abortions (https://sherrill.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-by-rep-sherrill-on-supreme-court-emergency-abortion-care-ruling)
.
Mikie is a successful fundraiser:
Sherrill
increased (https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/sherrill-raises-colossal-783000-in-second-quarter/)
nearly $800,000 last quarter. That adds up to nearly $24 million since entering the congressional campaign in 2017.
Mikie delivered for New Jersey:
She was classified as
most effective legislator (https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/sherrill-named-most-effective-house-member-in-nj-by-nonpartisan-group/)
in the delegation of the New Jersey House of Representatives
The New Jersey Conference of Mayors
named her US Representative of the Year (https://sherrill.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-jersey-conference-of-mayors-awards-sherrill-us-representative-of-the-year)
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