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NEW JERSEY LT. GOV. SHEILA OLIVER DIES FROM UNDISCLOSED MEDICAL ISSUE

OLIVER WAS THE FIRST BLACK LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN THE STATE’S HISTORY. SHE WAS
HOSPITALIZED MONDAY FOR UNDISCLOSED MEDICAL ISSUES.

   
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   Updated Aug. 2, 2023 3:45 pm

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Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver during a bill signing ceremony at the state capital in
Trenton, N.J., Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died at age 71.

Oliver was serving as acting governor with Gov. Phil Murphy out of state, when
she was hospitalized on Monday at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in
Livingston. Sen. Pres. Nicholas Scutari stepped up to fill Oliver’s position on
Monday while she was receiving medical care for undisclosed health issues.

Oliver was New Jersey’s first Black lieutenant governor.

“She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished
daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero,” the Oliver family said in a written
statement. “As we come to terms with this profound loss, we kindly request that
you respect the privacy of the Oliver family during this difficult time as they
grieve their beloved Sheila.”

   
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Her family said they “will remember her commitment to the people of New Jersey
and her tireless efforts to uplift the community.”

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Murphy’s office previously indicated that Murphy is out of the country on family
vacation. He was set to return Aug. 13. On Wednesday, Murphy’s office announced
he would cut his trip short and would return to the Garden State the following
afternoon.

”When I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor Oliver
was already a trailblazer in every sense of the word.  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,” Murphy said in a statement. “I knew then that her decades of
public service made her the ideal partner for me to lead the State of New
Jersey.  It was the best decision I ever made.”

Murphy said since assuming her role, Oliver has stood firm in handling New
Jersey’s most pressing issues.

“As someone who was born and raised in Newark, and who has called East Orange
home for more than 40 years, Sheila did not view these issues in the abstract
because she lived with them every day of her life. She brought a unique and
invaluable perspective to our public policy discourse and served as an
inspiration to millions of women and girls everywhere, especially young women of
color,” he said in a statement.

   
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Those who served alongside Oliver say she was a tireless advocate for everyday
residents and the issues close to their hearts. Among them: public education,
affordable housing, and health care.

Former Assemblymember John Wisniewski said Oliver spoke poetically and
passionately about the issues she cared about, regularly drawing upon lessons
from her own experience to help drive home their importance.

A gifted orator, her speeches often left lawmakers with tears in their eyes, he
said.

“She was the kind of elected official that you would hope every elected official
is and could be,” Wisniewski said.

“[She] understood the challenges that the children from the city of Newark faced
in educational opportunity, and the glass ceilings that women face, especially
women of color, and the continuing need to expand women’s health care and to
stand up for the rights of working men and women.”

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora sat next to Oliver while the two served in the
General Assembly. He said Oliver was a great conversationalist who oscillated
easily between the political and the personal. She also had a great sense of
humor, he said.

Like Wisniewski, Gusciora lauded Oliver’s passion and ability to get Democrats
and Republicans to listen to her.

“She was non-confrontational and she just always spoke from the heart. And I
think when she spoke in the assembly, both sides of the aisle listened and just
were always uplifted by her, her passion and her commitment to better the lives
of everyday New Jerseyans,” said Gusciora.

Oliver’s family said further information and funeral arrangements will be
provided at a later date.


HOW WILL NEW JERSEY DECIDE ITS NEXT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor in New Jersey is quite new. Oliver’s
predecessor Kim Guadagno was the only other person to hold that office.

“And so this is entirely new for us,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of the
Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics.  “This is an experience we have not
been through in New Jersey before.”

So, what happens next?

Rasmussen said according to the state constitution, Gov. Murphy has 45 days to
name a successor, who will serve through the final two years of Murphy’s term.

This nominee could be a member of Murphy’s cabinet or a state legislator.
Rasmussen said Murphy could also choose from the pool of 2025 gubernatorial
candidates — but that’s less likely.

“But this is very early days. We don’t know what’s going to happen ultimately,”
he said.

Rasmussen described Oliver as the ultimate connector.He recalled one of his
favorite Oliver moments was when she debated Diane Allen in 2021 for the
lieutenant governor position. Both were “forcefully articulating” their campaign
stances. Rasmussen said at the end of the debate, the two embraced in a “warm,
heartfelt hug.”

“Lt. Gov. Oliver had what is a too rare of a set of skills in our day and age in
politics — and that is she could reach across the aisle, she could work with the
other party, and she also could reach across the branches,” Rasmussen said.

WHYY News’ Aaron Moselle contributed reporting.

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