There is a new academic scandal brewing for far-left New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), this time involving her children.
The Gateway Pundit reported that Sherrill was blocked from walking with her graduating class at the US Naval Academy (USNA) after being caught up in a cheating scandal.
According to records obtained by The New Jersey Globe, Sherrill’s name “was not included on the commencement program” during the May 25, 1994, ceremony.
Despite the USNA’s honor code, the congresswoman said she was barred because she would not “rat out” classmates involved in the scandal.
The new scandal involves her children. In a June press release proclaimed, “I am so proud of all the young men and women from NJ-11 who are reporting to the military academies or academy preparatory programs this summer.”
Sherrill failed to mention, however, that out of the 24 students from her district being appointed to various military academies, two of her children, Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg, were among the appointees.
While Members of Congress nominate students to the service academies, the actual academies make the appointments.
Although Sherrill did not nominate her children, both of them being accepted at the same time raises accusations of nepostism considering that only 22 students from her district were appointed and, overall, the U.S. Naval Academy has a highly competitive 9% acceptance rate.
Fox News reports:
While many on social media have claimed that Sherrill nominated one of her children, an aide for Democratic Sen. Cory Booker confirmed to Fox News Digital that Booker nominated one of Sherrill’s children for this year’s freshman class.
“Each year, Senator Booker, as a member of Congress, has the honor of nominating qualified young people to serve in the United States military service academies,” Booker’s office told Fox News Digital.
“Prospective candidates go through an extensive application and screening process with service members and academy volunteers to recommend the best candidates to the academy based on merit. The candidates put forth for each academy represent the best and brightest that New Jersey has to offer.”
A spokesman for now-former Democratic Sen. George Helmy confirmed to Fox News Digital that his office nominated the other child.
But social media is not buying that nepotism wasn’t involved.
According to @SenBooker, 13 NJ High School Graduates were appointed to the US Service Academies this year, Army, Navy, Air Force, Merchant Marines.
Of the 3 US Naval Academy appointments, 2 went to @MikieSherrill’s twins, the Hedbergs.
I think that pisses me off more than her… pic.twitter.com/BRzwabH0Z7
— Bill Taylor 138888 (@dnews2022) September 28, 2025
Rasmussen pollster Mark Mitchell noted, “Mikie Sherrill’s two kids are at the Naval Academy, one of the hardest schools to get into, because of her nepotism.”
“Meanwhile, some hardworking, impoverished, and unconnected teenagers lose out on a life dream they earned.”
Mikie Sherrill’s two kids are at the Naval Academy, one of the hardest schools to get into, because of her nepotism…
Meanwhile, some hardworking, impoverished, and unconnected teenagers lose out on a life dream they earned.
— Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) September 29, 2025
Journalist Jennifer Jean Miller added, “Far left politicians like Mikie Sherrill like to virtue signal about privilege…yet have no problem exerting their own privilege.”
“How did Mikie Sherrill’s two kids get into the Naval Academy? Did two other deserving students miss out because of her nepotism?”
Far left politicians like Mikie Sherrill like to virtue signal about privilege…yet have no problem exerting their own privilege. How did Mikie Sherrill’s two kids get into the Naval Academy? Did two other deserving students miss out because of her nepotism? https://t.co/22ZMTTqVA5
— Jennifer Jean Miller (@jenniferjmiller) September 28, 2025
The report comes as the gubernatorial race tightens against her opponent, Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
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