Representative Mikie Sherrill represents Northern New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Sherrill earned a B.A.degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1994, and graduated from flight school among the first class of women eligible for combat. She served for nearly 10 years on active duty and as a Sea King Helicopter pilot flying missions throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Sherrill holds a M.A. in global history from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a J.D. from Georgetown University. Before her election to Congress in 2018, Sherrill worked in the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey.
In the 118th Congress, Representative Sherrill serves on the House Armed Services Committee as well as the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
Representative Sherrill has been a steadfast champion for forward-looking, data-driven solutions to flooding, particularly as sponsor of the Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation (PRECIP) Act and the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support (FLOODS) Act, which passed into law in December 2022.
These bipartisan measures will modernize and bolster access to accurate rainfall data, ensuring communities have the information they need to make smart investments in flood-resilient infrastructure, plan for major rainfall events, and protect lives and livelihoods.
Sherrill proudly calls Montclair, New Jersey, home, where she raises her four children with her husband, Jason.
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