New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill has skipped greater than half of her votes within the Home of Representatives this yr — excess of some other lawmaker, based on data.
The four-term Home Democrat’s attendance has slipped sharply since she launched her marketing campaign to interchange term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy close to the top of final yr, main her GOP opponent Jack Ciattarelli to slam her for shirking her obligations.
Whereas Home reps operating for different places of work have additionally missed votes throughout their campaigns, knowledge exhibits Sherrill’s absence is notably greater.
The congresswoman has skipped about 55% of votes since Nov. 18, 2024, when she first introduced her candidacy, based on PolitiFact and New Jersey Globe’s tracker, which follows substantive, non-procedural Home measures.
And for the reason that 119th Congress started firstly of this yr, she hasn’t solid a vote on 53% of proposals put ahead, Fox Information reported. That determine accounts for 145 Home votes.
Her absenteeism shatters that of Rep. Donald Norgross (D-NJ), who had the following highest variety of missed votes. Norgross hasn’t solid 83 Home votes this yr, based on Fox.
A marketing campaign spokesperson for Ciattarelli’s marketing campaign blasted his Dem rival’s report.
“She ran for re-election to Congress in 2024 realizing full effectively she had no intention of doing her job,” Chris Russell advised Fox Information.
“And when she did present up, the 2 most consequential votes she solid have been to lift taxes on working individuals and shut down the federal government,” he added in reference to voting with different Democrats towards a short-term spending package deal and President Trump’s huge stunning invoice.
“That Sherrill missed practically 90% of the votes she was imagined to solid during the last three months is shameful,” he added in reference to a interval between July 23 and Sept. 18 of this yr.
Sherrill’s marketing campaign insisted the 53-year-old former US Naval officer stays dedicated to her constituents whereas indirectly addressing the missed votes.
“Mikie Sherrill is on the market on daily basis combating for New Jersey on crucial points just like the Gateway Tunnel Venture, which Trump ‘terminated’ and mentioned ‘is useless,’” marketing campaign communication director Sean Higgins advised The Submit in reference to the White Home holding up infrastructure challenge funding.
The marketing campaign additionally accused Ciattarelli of not having the “spine to face as much as his boss within the White Home.”
“No surprise Jack continues to path, even in Fox Information’ polling, the place he can’t break by means of the mid-40s and voters are rejecting him on healthcare, prices, taxes, and utilities,” Higgins added.
The 2 candidates have gotten more and more nasty with one another as polls present the race coming all the way down to the wire.
Because the race has tightened, Sherrill missed 56% of her votes between April and June and 64% of her votes between July and September, GovTrack knowledge exhibits.
Previous candidates serving within the Home, however searching for a better workplace, have additionally missed votes — however not as manifestly as Sherrill, knowledge compiled by Fox Information exhibits.
When Michigan lawmaker Elissa Slotkin efficiently ran for US Senate whereas serving within the Home final yr, she was nonetheless concerned in 99% of the chamber’s enterprise.
Six different Home members additionally eyeing Senate jobs voted in no less than 80% of measures final yr.
Solely Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, had an analogous woeful voting report within the Home whereas operating for his new function final yr. He missed 48% of votes final yr, based on Fox.
