Who Will Fill Mikie Sherrill’s Congressional Seat in New Jersey?

Mikie Sherrill’s Transition from Congress to the Governor’s Office
Potential Candidates to Fill Her Seat
What’s Next for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill currently serves as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, which includes numerous communities across Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties. Now that she is our next Governor, someone will have to fill her seat in Congress.

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According to Patch, "Sherrill will need to resign from her seat to take her new job as governor on Jan. 20. An election – including a primary – will take place to choose a replacement to fill her unexpired term. This will leave the state’s 11th district temporarily without a representative in Congress. An election date hasn’t been set."

Candidates to Possibly Fill Mikie Sherrill's Seat In Congress

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski
Passaic County Commissioner John Bartlett
Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill
Randolph Mayor Joe Hathaway
Former Barack Obama staffer Cammie Croft
Morris Township Deputy Mayor Jeff Grayzel
Chatham Borough Council Member Justin Strickland
Community activist Anna Lee Williams

Other possible replacements include:

New Jersey Assemblywoman Rosy Bagolie
South Orange Mayor Sheena Collum
Maplewood Committee member Dean Dafis
Former Biden administration staffer Jack Miller

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Here are the towns within the district:

Passaic County – Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part), Woodland Park

Essex County – Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell

Morris County – Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham, Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Twp (part), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Victory Gardens

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