Sherrill's Get-It-Done Test: Navigating New Jersey's Budget and Federal Funding Hurdles

New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill—a former Navy pilot and four-term congresswoman—enters office facing rising costs, a $1.5 billion structural deficit, and tighter federal funding. With a Democratic supermajority and a campaign focused on getting things done and affordability, she must turn promises into policy amid infrastructure debates like Gateway and ongoing energy-cost pressures, while steering a transition that has already seen staffing questions.