Representative Mikie Sherrill, Democratic gubernatorial nominee for New Jersey, celebrates her victory during an election night event in East Brunswick, New Jersey, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"I’m running to deliver again what New Jerseyans need — better and lower cost health care, housing, and transportation — and to take on Trump’s corruption, abuse of power, and attacks on democracy. I will be ready for the fight from day one," Malinowski said in his campaign launch video.
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And he added that "I'm running for Congress again to pick up where my friend left off, to repeal these mindless tariffs that are raising prices for every New Jerseyan."
Now-Gov.-elect Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey exits a voting booth after casting her ballot on Election Day in Montclair, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser / Fox News Digital)
Malinowski joins a growing field of Democrats aiming to succeed Sherrill in the northern New Jersey-based 11th District.
Sherrill flipped the district in her 2018 victory, and won re-election by 6 points two years later. But she comfortably won re-election in 2022 and last year by double digits.
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Asked by Fox News Digital on Tuesday about the timing of when she would resign her seat and when, after she takes over as governor, she would call for a special congressional election, Sherrill said, "We'll be in touch with the leadership of the House to make sure that we're doing that as smoothly as possible for the people of New Jersey."
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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