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New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill eschews labels, including ‘moderate’

JL;DR SUMMARY Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, initially labeled a moderate Democrat, resists this characterization, emphasizing her focus on practical issues over ideological stances. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsForeign PolicyNew JerseyModerate DemocratProgressiveBipartisanshipMikie Sherrill

Places mentioned

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
"When the shootings happened in Jersey City, he said, she was one of the people, in 24 hours, who was on the phone calling me directly, finding out how the Jewish community was doing."
Livingston, New Jersey, United States
"Rabbi Richard Kirsch, a faculty member at Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School in Livingston, agreed with Levys assessment, noting that Sherrill was receptive to engaging with students in particular and had at one point welcomed them into her office during AIPACs annual conference in Washington."
New Jersey, United States
"Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) has often been characterized as a moderate Democrat ever since she was elected to Congress in 2018, flipping a traditionally conservative enclave of northern New Jersey in the open-seat contest to succeed outgoing Republican congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen."
Florida, United States
"In November 2019, Sherrill visited Israel for the first time on a bipartisan womens trip led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and sponsored by the AIPAC-affiliated American Israel Education Foundation."
Erez, Southern District, Israel
"During the visit, she travelled to Erez, a kibbutz on the border with Gaza that is a sister community of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, which sits in Sherrills district."
Israel
"The changing nature of the kibbutz in Israel is fascinating to me because as a young person growing up in America, you hear about the kibbutz experience, thats sort of part of your image of Israel, she said, observing that a new generation of Israelis seemed to be making an effort to reinvigorate the kibbutz tradition."
Iran
"Instead, we sort of consolidated support for Irans leadership with our actions."
Palestinian Territories
"Sheri Goldberg, chair of the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, said Sherrill came back from her trip with a newfound ability to speak much more fluently on matters related to Israel and its relationship with the United States."

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