Sheila Oliver died after a short stay at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, for an undisclosed medical issue.
No cause was given for her death in a statement from the governor's office on behalf of Oliver's family, which asked for privacy.
Later Thursday, he will privately pay respects to Oliver and members of her family, the statement said. She also signed several bills while deputizing for Murphy. In 2021, she signed a bill that established a pilot program to overhaul the state's juvenile justice system in four cities and which aimed to reintegrate young people into their communities. Another measure she signed in 2021 revived a defunct fund for "urban enterprise zones" aimed at driving economic development in cities through lower sales tax rates.Murphy and Oliver had a close working relationship.
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