Dem Rep Mikie Sherrill skips 145 House votes as NJ governor's race heats up

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., has the greatest number of missed votes of any lawmaker in the House of Representatives by a wide margin as she wages a tightening bid to become New Jersey’s next governor.Sherrill has no entry in 145 of the House’s votes since the 119th Congress began on Jan. 3, accounting for 53% of the measures put to the chamber. The second-closest member, Donald Norcross, D-N.J., has missed 83 votes.The record of absences stands out — even when stacked up against other candidates who have pursued statewide office in recent years.When asked about that record, Sean Higgins, comm