NJ-GOV: Three veterans running for governor in 2025
Three veterans are on the ballot in the June gubernatorial primary in New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill, who served in the U.S. Navy; and Steve Fulop and Bill Spadea, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. If one of them wins the general election, it would be the eighteenth time a veteran was elected Governor of New Jersey.
The last was Jon Corzine, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975.
The first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, was a Brigadier General of the New Jersey State Militia during the Revolutionary War. He served as governor from 1776 to 1790.
Governors Thomas Henderson, Richard Howell, Joseph Bloomfield, Aaron Ogden, and William Pennington also served during the American War of Independence. Gob. Mahlon Dickerson served in the militia during the Whiskey Rebellion, and Gov. Rodman Price served in the Mexican War. Gov. Joel Parker was a major general in the New Jersey Militia during the Civil War.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/trailblazer/three-veterans-running-for-governor-in-2025/