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Gubernatorial Race Shock: Mikie Sherrill’s Naval Academy Scandal Surfaces—Did Cheating Controversy Sink Her Graduation Walk?
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Trenton NJ, the New Jersey gubernatorial race just took a dramatic turn after a bombshell report revealed that Democratic hopeful Rep. Mikie Sherrill was barred from walking with her graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, a disciplinary action connected to a massive cheating scandal.
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Garfield NJ, in a bold move that’s shaking up New Jersey politics, Garfield Mayor Everett Garnto announced on September 4, 2025, that he’s leaving the Democratic Party to join the Republicans—and endorsing GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli. The dramatic event in Garfield, attended by heavyweights like state Sen. Holly Schepisi and Bergen County Republican Party Chairman Jack DeLorenzo, highlights Garnto’s shift and Ciattarelli’s growing momentum. Here’s why this cross-party endorsement and Bergen County’s role could shape the 2025 NJ governor’s race.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — What was supposed to be a routine campus rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill turned into an embarrassing scene at Rutgers University, where the congresswoman was repeatedly heckled, booed, and ultimately rushed out before engaging with protestors.
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MORRISTOWN, NJ — Under gray skies and in front of a crowd of roughly 3,000 umbrella-covered supporters, Mikie Sherrill kicked off her general election campaign as the newly minted Democratic nominee for governor. But as she spoke of New Jersey’s revolutionary spirit and its national significance in 2025, she paused mid-sentence — struck by the sight of a ghost from the state’s political past.
