Gov. Mikie Sherrill is nearing her first 100 days in office in New Jersey after an early stretch defined by rapid executive action and frequent clashes with the White House.

Sherrill began her term with more than a dozen executive orders, including a move to freeze high electric rates, as her administration faced multiple snowstorms in its opening weeks.

After the weather-related challenges, legal fights and lawsuits with Washington became a central focus of the governor’s early months.

Sherrill has taken on high-profile battles ranging from efforts to restore Gateway funding to legal action aimed at stopping an ICE detention center in Roxbury. She also signed an executive order limiting where ICE can conduct enforcement.

“This for our region is about jobs, it’s about families, it’s about the economy,” Sherrill said. “Unfortunately for President Trump, it’s just about politics.”

Critics say the governor’s approach risks wearing thin if residents do not see relief in everyday costs.

“At some point, blaming Donald Trump for everything that’s wrong with New Jersey isn’t going to cut it anymore,” said Republican strategist Chris Russell.

Russell said the state remains expensive for residents, adding that energy bills and taxes continue to rise.

Political observers say the tone of the administration has been deliberate.

“You know, it’s been a partisan tone that she’s had,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics at Rider University. “She has done that deliberately.”

Rasmussen said the governor has shown commitment to affordability, pointing to her dispute over the cost of transporting fans to a stadium as a clear message to taxpayers.

“What she’s saying to New Jersey taxpayers is, I’m not going to stick you with the bill,” Rasmussen said.

In recent weeks, Sherrill also signed legislation ending a moratorium on new nuclear power plants.

Next month, News 12 New Jersey viewers will have the opportunity to speak directly with the governor during the first Ask Governor Sherrill program.