BREAKING: New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died after experiencing an undisclosed medical issue. She was 71.
"It is with incredible sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of the Honorable Sheila Y. Oliver, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New Jersey," the Oliver family said in a statement. "She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero."New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver speaks during a news conference announcing pollution lawsuits filed by the state, Aug. 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J.
The Democratic Senate President, Nicholas Scutari, took over as acting governor when Oliver was rushed to the hospital Monday."When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver was already a trailblazer in every sense of the word," Murphy said in a statement. "She had already made history as the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the General Assembly, and just the second Black woman in the nation’s history to lead a house of a state legislature.
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