New Jersey Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill used the U.S. House of Representatives' first session since the government shutdown on Oct. 1 to announce her resignation as the representative to New Jersey's 11th Congressional District.

"This will be my last speech in this chamber," she said Wednesday evening as the House debated in advance of a vote on a Senate-passed funding deal that would end the longest-running government closure in U.S. history.

"I intend to submit my resignation next week and turn to protecting all of New Jersey," Sherrill said during the 90 seconds allotted to her during the Nov. 12 debate.

Sherrill was first elected to the suburban North Jersey district in 2018, riding a wave of dissatisfaction with then-President Donald Trump to win a seat that the Republican Party had

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