New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill skipped out on critical votes aimed at slashing energy prices, rebuking antisemitism, funding the government, combating fentanyl and more this year as she runs to be the Garden State governor.
Since launching her campaign just two weeks after winning reelection to the House last November, the North Jersey Democrat has missed more than half of the votes that have come up in the lower chamber — far more than any other sitting lawmaker this year.
That includes multiple pieces of legislation aimed at lowering soaring energy prices — a critical issue in the campaign.
This includes Sherrill missing a vote on the GRID Power Act, a GOP-backed bill to give grid operators more flexibility to fast-track critical power generation projects.
She also skipped consideration of the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, which streamlines permits for energy infrastructure across borders.
Both passed the House and are sitting in the Senate.
Additionally, Sherrill was a no-show on votes to consider the energy-related appropriation bill — which funded energy policy for the federal government.
Back home, New Jerseyans were hit with electricity prices that shot up as much as 20% for some residents this summer.
Sherrill’s campaign shrugged off questions about her absenteeism.
“House Republicans have worked a total of 14 days since July 25th. It is laughable you would put this type of question to Mikie Sherrill or any House Democrat,” Sherrill campaign communications director Sean Higgins told The Post when asked for comment about the missed votes.
Despite House lawmakers’ paltry work regimen over recent weeks, Sherrill only participated in 17% of the time — showing up for 11 of the 63 House votes that took place over the last three months.
Making all the votes would have required making the trek from her Montclair manse to Capitol Hill for just 14 days.
The House has been adjourned since Sept. 19 amid the ongoing government shutdown fight — a vote Sherrill did cast; she sided with Dems to shut down the government.
Beyond critical policy votes, Sherrill missed key resolutions, such as ones to denounce the anti-semitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, condemn the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers in June, and censure fellow New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) for causing a ruckus at an immigration facility in Newark.
The congresswoman was not present for a vote to table Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) articles of impeachment against President Trump.
In another New Jersey-related vote, she was a no-show for a vote to honor fellow Garden State Dem Rep. Bill Pascrell. Jr., who died last year.
Other missed votes include the DC CRIMES Act, Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, HALT Fentanyl Act, Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, and a measure to stop noncitizens from voting in Washington, DC.
“Mikie Sherrill is out there every day fighting for New Jersey on critical issues like the Gateway Tunnel Project, which Trump ‘terminated’ and said ‘is dead’ while Jack Ciattarelli doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to his boss in the White House,” Sherrill’s rep, Higgins, said.
“Jack Ciattarelli hasn’t cast a vote, had a job, or done anything for New Jerseyans besides spend tens of millions in taxpayer funds on his repeated failed campaigns dating back to 2017.”
Sherrill’s former roommate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), opted against reelection in the House so that she could go all in on her campaign to be governor of Virginia.
Lawmakers typically have high absenteeism when they are campaigning for another political office, such as the presidency or a governorship.
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