Mikie
Sherrill
(Photo
by
Victor
J.
Blue/Bloomberg
via
Getty
Images)
Where
does
America
stand
when
it
comes
to
its
political
views?
The
results
of
yesterday’s
primary
for
New
Jersey
governor
may
give
us
some
insights.
Democratic
Rep.
Mikie
Sherrill
—
the
only
woman
in
the
race
for
governor
—
blew
away
the
crowded
competition
by
leaps
and
bounds,
relying
upon
her
true
law
and
order
background
in
the
polls.
She
served
as
a
Navy
pilot
for
nearly
a
decade,
and
later
went
on
to
graduate
from
Georgetown
Law.
Sherrill
then
began
a
career
in
Biglaw,
where
she
worked
as
a
litigator
at
Kirkland
&
Ellis
for
several
years
before
reentering
public
service
as
a
federal
prosecutor.
She
worked
at
the
U.S.
Attorney’s
Office
for
the
District
of
New
Jersey
for
about
four
years
before
deciding
to
run
for
office,
winning
a
seat
in
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives,
where
she’s
represented
New
Jersey’s
11th
congressional
district
since
2018.
This
fall,
Sherrill
will
face
off
against
Trump-endorsed
Jack
Ciattarelli,
a
former
state
assemblyman.
As
noted
by
the
New
York
Times,
she’s
already
got
her
eyes
on
the
prize.
“I’m
going
to
protect
our
rights
—
including
a
right
to
an
abortion,”
Ms.
Sherrill
told
supporters
gathered
in
Morristown,
N.J.,
to
celebrate
her
victory.
As
for
Mr.
Ciattarelli,
she
said,
“I
am
ready
to
shake
up
the
status
quo,
and
Jack
is
the
status
quo.”She
added,
“He’s
not
change,
he’s
a
rerun.”
Best
of
luck
to
Mikie
Sherrill
in
November
as
she
attempts
to
hold
on
to
the
New
Jersey
governor’s
office
for
Democrats.
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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hear
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