DemocratMikie Sherrill
Governor · New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Mikie_Sherrill
13 tracked promises, 1 rated
New Jersey
Represents New Jersey statewide
Showing 2026–present term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown0 · based on 1 rated promise
- No opportunity 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2026 · 1 rated promiseEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept0
- Against0
- No opportunity1
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
13 promises across 13 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Business & Permitting1
- Children & Online Safety1
- Energy1
- Energy & Utility Costs1
- Families & Tax Credits1
- Government Ethics & Accountability1
- Government Transparency1
- Housing1
- Pensions & Fiscal Policy1
- Property Tax Relief1
- Reproductive Rights1
- Taxes & Fiscal Policy1
- Transportation & Transit1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)1077%
- Reputable news323%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Deliver the largest amount of property tax relief in state history — nearly $4.2 billion — in her first budget, through the ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, and Stay NJ programs.”
“Freeze utility rate hikes on her first day in office by declaring a state of emergency on utility costs and signing an executive order freezing rate increases for New Jersey families.”
“Balance the state budget without raising taxes on individual New Jersey residents.”
“Protect children online and improve children's mental health by directing state agencies to coordinate on online safety, including a new Office of Youth Online Mental Health Safety within the Department of Health.”
“Expand in-state power generation and hold regional grid operators accountable to bring clean energy projects (solar, battery storage, nuclear) online faster to drive down electricity costs.”
“Support enshrining the right to an abortion in New Jersey's state constitution to permanently protect reproductive freedom.”
“Expand New Jersey's Child Tax Credit by 25 percent to increase support for families with children.”
“Fund NJ Transit with no cuts to service and deliver 40 new rail cars and 250 new buses within the year.”
“Make a full pension payment, fully funding the state pension system in her first budget.”
“Cut permitting delays and regulatory red tape to make it easier to do business in New Jersey, including creating a Chief Operating Officer role and a cross-agency permitting team.”
“Hold officers and staff in her administration to the highest standards of transparency and accountability through an ethics executive order (personal financial disclosure, blind trust, and a code of conduct).”
“Launch a public 'report card' / online dashboard so residents can see how state money is spent and track state contracts and performance.”
“Create a first-time homebuyer / down-payment assistance program to help residents buy a home and build generational wealth.”
Stated positions
13 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Reproductive RightsStated position
Support enshrining the right to an abortion in New Jersey's state constitution to permanently protect reproductive freedom.
Sourceshttps://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/here-s-what-mikie-sherrill-plans-do-nj-s-governorView position & sources → - Families & Tax CreditsStated position
Expand New Jersey's Child Tax Credit by 25 percent to increase support for families with children.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260630d.shtmlView position & sources → - Taxes & Fiscal PolicyStated position
Balance the state budget without raising taxes on individual New Jersey residents.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260310a.shtmlView position & sources → - Property Tax ReliefStated position
Deliver the largest amount of property tax relief in state history — nearly $4.2 billion — in her first budget, through the ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, and Stay NJ programs.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260310a.shtmlView position & sources → - Pensions & Fiscal PolicyStated position
Make a full pension payment, fully funding the state pension system in her first budget.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260310a.shtmlView position & sources → - Transportation & TransitStated position
Fund NJ Transit with no cuts to service and deliver 40 new rail cars and 250 new buses within the year.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260310a.shtmlView position & sources → - Government Ethics & AccountabilityStated position
Hold officers and staff in her administration to the highest standards of transparency and accountability through an ethics executive order (personal financial disclosure, blind trust, and a code of conduct).
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260120b.shtmlView position & sources → - Children & Online SafetyStated position
Protect children online and improve children's mental health by directing state agencies to coordinate on online safety, including a new Office of Youth Online Mental Health Safety within the Department of Health.
Sourceshttps://whyy.org/articles/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-priorities/https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260120b.shtmlView position & sources → - Business & PermittingStated position
Cut permitting delays and regulatory red tape to make it easier to do business in New Jersey, including creating a Chief Operating Officer role and a cross-agency permitting team.
Sourceshttps://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260120b.shtmlView position & sources → - Energy & Utility CostsStated position
Freeze utility rate hikes on her first day in office by declaring a state of emergency on utility costs and signing an executive order freezing rate increases for New Jersey families.
Sourceshttps://whyy.org/articles/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-priorities/https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/2026/20260120a.shtmlView position & sources → - HousingStated position
Create a first-time homebuyer / down-payment assistance program to help residents buy a home and build generational wealth.
Sourceshttps://whyy.org/articles/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-priorities/View position & sources → - Government TransparencyStated position
Launch a public 'report card' / online dashboard so residents can see how state money is spent and track state contracts and performance.
Sourceshttps://whyy.org/articles/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-priorities/View position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Expand in-state power generation and hold regional grid operators accountable to bring clean energy projects (solar, battery storage, nuclear) online faster to drive down electricity costs.
Sourceshttps://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/sherrill-lays-out-affordability-agenda-to-lower-costs-of-housing-health-care-energy/https://whyy.org/articles/mikie-sherrill-new-jersey-governor-priorities/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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