Daily News | How New Jersey will pick a new lieutenant governor after Sheila Oliver’s death
, New Jersey’s Senate President Nicholas Scutari took over as acting governor, per the state’s succession plans.international vacation in Italy, where he owns a homeHe will return to New Jersey within “the next few days,” his communications director Mahen Gunaratna said in an email Tuesday.
Oliver had been serving as the acting governor of New Jersey since Friday, when Murphy left for vacation. Prior to Oliver’s death, Murphy had been scheduled to be out of the country on vacation until Aug. 13.Scutari will remain the acting governor of New Jersey until Murphy returns to the state.according to the state constitutionAsked when Murphy plans to appoint someone, his spokesperson said Murphy is “solely focused” on finalizing Oliver’s funeral arrangements.
New Jersey elected its first lieutenant governor in 2009: Kim Guadagno, who was former Gov. Chris Christie’s running mate. Oliver was the second lieutenant governor to hold the role, after she and Murphy were elected in 2017.
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