Cory Booker Hosted a Party After Mikie Sherrill’s Two Daughters Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy This Year

Newark, NJ – Two daughters of U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill were among only three New Jersey students admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy this year, joining 13 other Garden State service academy appointees honored at a June 13 send-off reception hosted by Senator Cory Booker.

The sisters, Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg, graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy. They entered Annapolis in July as members of the class of 2029.

Sherrill’s congressional office even issued a press release on the Naval Academy appointments, but did not note that two of the appointees were her own children.

Key Points • Lincoln and Margaret Hedberg, daughters of Rep. Mikie Sherrill, accepted appointments to the Naval Academy. • They were two of only three New Jersey students admitted in 2025. • Senator Cory Boo