NJ-11: Ex-Sherrill intern will vie to become congresswoman's successor

Just a few years ago, Marc Chaaban was working on Capitol Hill as an intern for Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). Now Sherrill is the governor-elect of New Jersey, and Chaaban wants to be her successor.

Chaaban, a 25-year-old Morris County native, announced this morning that he will run in the special Democratic primary for the 11th congressional district, a race that’s already full of big-name politicians and is likely to host an explosive intra-party contest.

“For too long, New Jerseyans have been let down, betrayed, and sold out by the same old politicians,” Chaaban said in his campaign announcement. “We deserve better than corrupt deals, machine politics, and do-nothing Democrats who claim to be standing up to MAGA while raking in millions in MAGA donor money. We deserve leaders who will say no more corporate money in politics, no more members of Congress trading stocks, and no more capitulating to Donald Trump.”

The son of Lebanese immigrants, Chaaban grew up in Montville and spent close to four years working in Congress, including stints with Sherrill, now-Senator Ruben Gallego, and on the House Budget Committee as the Democratic press secretary. After departing Washington at the beginning of this year, Chaaban shifted to social media, posting videos on YouTube and Instagram that he says “[speak] directly to Gen Z Americans about politics, culture, and life” and that often get hundreds of thousands of views.


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