Rep. Mikie Sherrill
Representative for New Jersey’s 11th District
pronounced MĪ-kee // SHEH-rul
Sherrill is the representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan. 3, 2019. Sherrill is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan. 3, 2027. She is 53 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Mikie Sherrill [D-NJ11]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/412799-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2024 Report Card for Sherrill.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Sherrill is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan. 4, 2021 to Aug. 8, 2025. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Sherrill sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Sherrill was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1437 (117th): Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
- H.R. 5599 (117th): Burn Pit Program to Review Operations and Management of ILER System Efficacy Act
- H.R. 4436 (117th): Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2021
- H.R. 2945 (117th): VR&E NEED Act
- H.R. 1438 (117th): FLOODS Act
- H.R. 3038 (116th): Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
- H.R. 2880 (116th): Armament Graduate School Act
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Sherrill sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (29%) Health (18%) Taxation (12%) Labor and Employment (11%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) International Affairs (7%) Education (6%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Sherrill recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 3468: Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Families Act
- H.R. 3370: PROTECT Firefighters Act
- H.R. 2795: End Judge Shopping Act
- H.R. 2578: Drug Testing for Special Government Employees Act
- H.R. 2081: Donut Dollies Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 1742: Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 1500: Building Native Habitats at Federal Facilities Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jul 2025, Sherrill missed 216 of 3,411 roll call votes, which is 6.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
