Affordability
Sherill – positive impacts for Ocean County Residents
- Focused on increasing affordable housing by introducing INCREASE Housing Affordability Act to help convert vacant commercial & office spaces
- Sponsored legislation to offset NJ’s high cost of living by using a regionally adjusted poverty line to expand eligibility for programs like SNAP & CHIP so more families qualify
- Fought for lower prescription drug & healthcare costs – co-sponsored “Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Health Care Costs
Sherill – reduction in healthcarecosts, increased transparency
- Voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act which helps reduce healthcare costs
- Advocates for greater transparency in premium pricing to force insurers to justify increases & provide patients to have choices
- Supports expanding access to preventative care
- Proposes independent audits of state health benefits program to identify & recover overpayments - reduce costs for counties & municipalities & potentially lowering property taxes
Reproductive Rights
Sherill – fights for women’s right to choose and healthcare
- Led the fight to protect women’s access to emergency abortion care
- Ensure military women have access to contraceptive & abortion
- Strongly supports expanding access to contraception & IVF services
Education
Sherill – Committed to maintaining robust support for public education and its educators & resources including mental health resources
Transportation
Sherill – advocated & supported NJ infrastructure programs
- Helped secure $292M from the bi-partisan infrastructure act which was vital for completing the gateway project & improving Amtrak/NJ Transit service between NY & NJ
- Protected commuter service & union jobs during bus provider closures
- As governor pledged to work with Federal partners and NY to keep the Gateway projects funded and on schedule
The Environment
Sherill – strong climate leadership & clean energy commitment needed to combat the perils faced by Ocean County residents
- Acknowledges the reality of climate change & prioritizes actions across flood mitigation, PFAS contamination, open space protection and carbon reduction efforts
- Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act which has substantial investments in renewable energy and job creation
Working Families & Labor
Sherill – strong advocate for fair wages & benefits
As Governor, she will be committed to giving labor leaders and workers a seat at the table where major decisions are made
As governor, she will continue to support union labor by investing in infrastructure and clean energy projects, expanding pathways to good-paying union jobs, and cracking down on wage theft and fraud in public works.
- She will appoint a strong Commissioner of Labor & an Attorney General who will enforce wage & hour laws protecting labor agreements.
Election Related
Sherill – strong proponent for voting rights & transparency
- Co-sponsor of the “For the People Act” & the “Voting Rights Advancement Act”, she supported measures to expand early voter registration, early voting & absentee voting
- She supports campaign finance reform, including overturning Citizen’s United, increasing transparency & reducing the influence of dark money in politics.
