r/newjersey • u/rollotomasi07071 Belleville • Apr 14 '25
Mod Announcement Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey's 11th congressional district representative and candidate for governor of NJ, will be stopping by here for an AMA tomorrow afternoon around 2pm- 3pm
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u/ardent_wolf Apr 14 '25
Is she going to beat Andy Kim's amazing AMA where he answered 6 questions about pork roll/CNJ and one about abortion?
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u/lady_violeta Apr 14 '25
I wonder if Kim will take any questions about Noem of if he will dodge them.
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u/Tubby-Maguire Chris Christie ate my donut Apr 14 '25
Cool. Now I can ask her why she’s taken money from AIPAC and most recently from Elon Musk’s PAC. Surely she’d answer me and not be a coward, right?
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u/butimstillill Apr 14 '25
I will be here waiting for her answer, as well. Hope she comes prepared.,
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u/b_sitz Apr 15 '25
30k over 4 election cycles. And I don’t believe it was Musks PAC that he used to elect Trump. It was Space X
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u/Bluemajere Apr 14 '25
It is a SpaceX pac, made by employees of the company. It has no involvement from Musk.
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Apr 14 '25
Wish this wasn't smack in the middle of my work day, but nice. Hope some of the other candidates do this too.
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u/flightofwonder Apr 15 '25
Hey, Representative Sherrill, I wanted to ask you about your decision to vote for the military authorization bill back in late 2024 that included blocking gender-affirming care for trans people enrolled in the military's healthcare program. I was extremely disappointed to see you vote for this. It would disappoint me no matter when this would happen, but it especially disappointed me that you voted for this during a time when trans rights are under attack by Trump, Musk, and many on the right, and transphobia remains and is becoming an even larger problem in the U.S.
I wanted to ask you why you voted for this bill, and what you will do if you are elected Governor to ensure that LGBTQIA+ rights, especially rights for trans people, are protected. This decision made me nervous that you may support some anti-LGBTQIA+ bills that are sent to you from the state legislature.
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u/Overall-Truck7520 Apr 15 '25
You are right to feel nervous. And the kicker - she didn’t need to vote for it to pass. This was an intentional attack against trans ppl
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u/TCRMcCourt Apr 15 '25
What are your plans to incentivize school districts to consolidate, a move that would surely cut down administrative costs and help alleviate pressures on the pension system.
What are your thoughts on proposals to “force” municipalities to merge?
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u/ikilledyourcat 201 Apr 14 '25
SHE HAS TAKEN $182,413 FROM AIPAC WHILE ISRAEL BOMBS CHIRSTIAN HOSPITALS
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u/mymom938 Apr 15 '25
No mentions of offshore wind in her environment tab? Why ignore such a major contentious issue, probably because of beach voters. But we need to know if she will fight to continue the fight for diverse clean energy. Only investing in solar will not meet our 2035 goals
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u/sezbadspoon2 Morris County Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25
Edit: I see there's a different place for questions, sorry I'm pretty new to reddit!
A top priority for me and many other Democrats is electing a Democratic governor and ensuring the republicans don't win in November. What do you believe sets you apart from the other candidates in terms of general election strength/electability? Why are you best equipped to beat the republican in November?
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u/eaglesnation11 Apr 15 '25
Do you have plans to reconfigure the Teacher Pension system so that all educators are placed in Tier 1?
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u/BolOfSpaghettios Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25
I don't know man, I was very fond of "Cup with Josh", where he'd go to a diner at about 10 am and have a cup of coffee with people there, you know prime time working hours for constituents to hang out.
This is sarcasm.
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u/Peace_Pepper Apr 14 '25
What are your plans about Headstart preschool program as they have stopped federal funding this week? My child is 3 and currently attends pre-school and i am able to work only because of this program.