Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, left, shakes hands with Democratic candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill, right, before a debate on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
They added, "If those sealed disciplinary records match Representative Sherrill’s current explanation, we are unsure why she would refuse to release the records and put this matter to rest."
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli and his campaign have repeatedly called on Sherrill, who was never accused of cheating in the scandal and went on to pilot helicopters during her military career after graduating from the Naval Academy, to release her military records to explain why she was blocked from attending her graduation ceremony.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli of New Jersey sits for a Fox News Digital interview, on Sept. 24, 2025 in Fort Lee, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News)
The two candidates face off next week in the second and final debate in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
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Ciattarelli, who is making his third straight run for governor, came close to upsetting Murphy four years ago. Ciattarelli is a former state lawmaker and a certified public accountant who started a medical publishing company before getting into politics.
After her career in the Navy, Sherrill served as a federal prosecutor before winning election to Congress in 2018.
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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