The race for governor in New Jersey plunged into chaos this week after a federal agency said it mistakenly released too much of Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill’s military records to an ally of Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, according to CBS News .

The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), a branch of the National Archives, released the military files to Nick De Gregario, a former candidate who unsuccessfully ran for federal representative for New Jersey’s 5th district in 2022, CBS News reports.

De Gregorio told the outlet that Ciattarelli strategist Chris Russell asked him to look into Sherrill’s record. A public records request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was submitted by De Gregorio in June.

When he got the records, he found that personal details, such as

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