Rep. Mikie Sherrill launched her campaign for governor of New Jersey on Monday, joining a crowded field of candidates, including one of her colleagues in the congressional delegation, hoping to succeed the term-limited Democrat Phil Murphy after next year.
She follows fellow Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who launched his campaign Friday, as well as four other Democrats who had previously launched campaigns ahead the November 2025 election: Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, former state Sen. Steve Sweeney, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and former Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller, who is the president of the New Jersey Education Association. Four Republicans have also tossed their hats in the ring.
“It’s going to be an epic battle of the ages,” Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, said of the wide-open race. “We haven’t seen one like this in a very long time.”
