DNC to make additional investment to boost Sherrill in New Jersey governor's race

Source: The Hill

09/16/25 7:00 AM ET


The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is making a second $1.5 million investment in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, bringing its total to $3 million devoted to electing Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) in November.

The total is the most that the DNC has ever spent in New Jersey during an off-year election cycle, the organization said in a release Tuesday. The investment will contribute to hiring more regional directors, organizers and staff, funding voter contact efforts, testing new tactics and tools to ensure messaging is resonating with voters and expanding the party’s reach with key groups it lost ground with in November, including Black, Latino and Asian American voters.

“With stakes this high for New Jerseyans, the DNC is all in to support Democrats up and down the ballot who have a proven record of delivering results for New Jersey,” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement.

Both parties are eying the governor’s mansion in New Jersey with less than two months before Election Day, as incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is term-limited.

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