Rep. Mikie Sherrill Says 3 Debates Planned As 2022 Election Nears

NEW JERSEY — Rep. Mikie Sherrill has announced the dates for three upcoming debates as a three-way battle for a Congressional seat in New Jersey’s 11th District heats up.

Sherrill faces a challenge from Republican Paul DeGroot and Libertarian Joseph Biasco in the 2022 mid-term election. The 2022 general election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The early voting period in New Jersey takes place from Oct. 29 to Nov. 6.

DeGroot has been calling for a series of public debates throughout the district, which includes parts of Essex, Morris and Passaic counties. It was a challenge he renewed a few weeks ago, reiterating that he is available for a debate in each of the three counties.

“Voters deserve to hear where we stand on the issues and on our records,” DeGroot said.

On Wednesday, Sherrill announced that three debates have been scheduled to “connect with voters ahead of the November 8 election.” They will take place on the following dates:

• Sunday, Oct. 23 - New Jersey Globe Debate
• Tuesday, Oct. 25 - League of Women Voters Debate
• Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ Candidate Forum

“Accountability and transparency are vital to our democracy, and I look forward to these public debates,” Sherrill said.

The recently redrawn 11th District includes the following municipalities:

• Essex – Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell
• Morris – Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham, Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Twp (part), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Victory Gardens
• Passaic – Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part), Woodland Park

According to a statewide summary released on Sept. 1, there were 598,927 registered voters in the 11th district, including 220,435 Democrats, 159,038 Republicans, 1,741 Libertarians and 214,258 voters not affiliated with any party.

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