Newark, NJ – Mikie Sherrill has a unique advantage over her opponent Jack Ciattarelli when it comes to taking action. She’s currently an elected member of Congress, and has the power to get the ball rolling on defending Americans from high energy costs.
She’s running for governor in New Jersey, but says the Garden State will have to elect her first, before she makes a move to lower energy costs.
Why can’t she do it now? Why can’t she propose a bill in Congress that could have more authority, and would help more Americans than waiting until the end of the upcoming winter to help people?
Rep. Mikie Sherrill is promising to freeze energy prices on her first day as governor if elected, but we’re are asking why she has not taken similar action during her time in Congress. She’s had plenty time and opportunities to do it, but she hasn’t.
Sherrill, who represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, has highlighted rising utility costs as a key issue in her campaign for governor. She has pledged an immediate executive order to halt further increases, framing it as a direct relief measure for households struggling with higher bills.
Those higher costs were brought on by the very party she represents.
But questions are surfacing about her record in Washington. Energy rates in New Jersey have steadily climbed since Gov. Phil Murphy’s energy master plan was enacted, and nationwide costs have been trending upward for years. Opponents argue that Sherrill could have worked on federal legislation to address rising prices before they spiked.
She did not.
Energy analysts note that lawmakers in Congress have tools to influence pricing through regulatory reforms, subsidies, or national policy shifts. Yet Sherrill has not introduced a bill specifically aimed at capping or freezing rates.
Instead, she has supported broader clean energy and infrastructure packages, which her campaign argues will lower long-term costs. Still, her immediate promise of a freeze at the state level is drawing scrutiny, with critics questioning why a more proactive national effort wasn’t attempted.
Those clean energy initiatives, such as offshore wind, and closing gas and nuclear power plants in New Jersey have put the state in the energy crisis it is currently in.
Sherrill remains committed to solar and offshore wind energy production and has not committed to reversing Phil Murphy’s energy master plan. Instead, she has signaled she will continue Murphy’s energy agenda if elected.
More windmills, more solar power, and no committment to getting nuclear power plants online.
If Mikie Sherrill wanted New Jersey to believe her, she would have taken action in Congress a long time ago.
She did not.
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Key Points
- Mikie Sherrill vows to freeze energy prices on “day one” if elected governor.
- Critics note she has not introduced federal legislation to curb rising rates in Congress.
- New Jersey energy costs have climbed steadily under Gov. Phil Murphy’s energy master plan.
The clash highlights a gap between Sherrill’s campaign promises in Trenton and her record in Washington.
