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House Democrats call for investigation into release of Mikie Sherrill's military records
The calls follow reports that the National Archives released improperly redacted files belonging to the New Jersey gubernatorial candidate.
BREAKING NEWS: Following a push by Ranking Member Robert Garcia, the independent watchdog at the National Archives is launching an investigation into the Trump Administration illegally meddling in the New Jersey governor's race.
— Oversight Dems (@oversightdemocrats.house.gov) 2025-09-30T17:45:52.734Z
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/house-investigation-mikie-sherrill-military-records-00581091
House Democrats called for an investigation into the release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-N.J.) military records Thursday, following reports that her personal information was errantly distributed.
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), called the release of the record a “stunning failure” to protect the privacy of a veteran and member of Congress. In a letter shared first with POLITICO, he called for an investigation of what he called an “illegal and likely politically motivated disclosure.”
“This raises serious questions about whether NARA, currently headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, released the comprehensive record in a politically motivated effort to aid Rep. Sherrill’s gubernatorial opponent,” the Californian wrote in a Wednesday letter to the archives’ acting inspector general, William Brown.
CBS News reported earlier Thursday that the National Personnel Records Center, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, released improperly redacted personnel files that included the New Jersey representative’s social security number, among other private information about her military service.....
Garcia’s letter follows similar calls from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, earlier in the day. The entire New Jersey Democratic delegation also called for an investigation, writing in a letter to the chairs of the Armed Services, Oversight and Veterans’ Affairs Committees that “under no circumstances should any veteran who answered the call of duty to serve our country have to worry about their sensitive military records being leaked and used as part of a political smear campaign.”
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), called the release of the record a “stunning failure” to protect the privacy of a veteran and member of Congress. In a letter shared first with POLITICO, he called for an investigation of what he called an “illegal and likely politically motivated disclosure.”
“This raises serious questions about whether NARA, currently headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, released the comprehensive record in a politically motivated effort to aid Rep. Sherrill’s gubernatorial opponent,” the Californian wrote in a Wednesday letter to the archives’ acting inspector general, William Brown.
CBS News reported earlier Thursday that the National Personnel Records Center, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, released improperly redacted personnel files that included the New Jersey representative’s social security number, among other private information about her military service.....
Garcia’s letter follows similar calls from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, earlier in the day. The entire New Jersey Democratic delegation also called for an investigation, writing in a letter to the chairs of the Armed Services, Oversight and Veterans’ Affairs Committees that “under no circumstances should any veteran who answered the call of duty to serve our country have to worry about their sensitive military records being leaked and used as part of a political smear campaign.”