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New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill is facing fresh scrutiny following the revelation that her two children were accepted into the highly competitive Naval Academy — days after her campaign was rocked by news of her involvement inthat her two kids, Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg, were among nine students from her district to land spots in the Naval Academy , which has a slim admission rate of 9%.
Sen. Cory Booker and former interim Sen. George Helmy each nominated one of the two children, The Post has learned. Members of Congress can “can have five constituents attending the Naval Academy at any time” and typically nominate 15 candidates for each vacant spot with the option of naming a principal nominee,, questioned how two of her children managed to get in at the same time in light of the highly selective process.The congresswoman’s time at the Navy Academy has come under scrutiny amid revelations that she was barred from walking with her graduating class.“In order to remove even the appearance of a conflict of interest, my children did not compete in my office’s service academy nomination process,” Sherrill said in a statement to The Post. “Instead, they applied to the offices of the U.S. Senators from New Jersey, who also run academy nomination processes each year, and I am proud that they each earned nominations on their own.” It is unclear if Booker or Helmy made either of Sherrill’s children their principal nominee or if the congresswoman played any role in trying to lobby on their behalf.“This is a depraved attack,” Sherrill’s campaign communications director Sean Higgins said about questions of her children’s admission.Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images, such as a member of Congress or the president, to be eligible. There are still academic, mental, physical and other requirements that need to be met to gain admission.“Sherrill was at the nominations ceremony and very nice to everybody,” said one mother who spoke on condition of anonymity. “Her daughter did not get directly into the academy. She had to go through much more than other kids who got directly in. She went through NAPS .” Sherrill, a mother of four from tony Montclair, is also an alumna of the Naval Academy. She graduated in 1994 before becoming a pilot.that she didn’t walk at graduation due to the cheating scandal that engulfed her class — which she claims was because she refused to rat out fellow classmates. Sherrill’s husband, Jason Hedberg, was also involved in an unsuccessful lawsuit aimed at blocking a probe of him and about four dozen other students related to the cheating scam,New mom who'd moved 5,000 miles to marry man she met online found hacked up in their homeConspiracy Theorists Are Locked In On ‘Snake Eyes,’ A 1998 Movie Featuring The Assassination Of A Character Named Charles KirklandThe congresswoman's time at the Navy Academy has come under scrutiny amid revelations that she was barred from walking with her graduating class.Mikie Sherrill is facing a tightening race for the governor's mansion, according to some recent polls.
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