Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
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August 2, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey's most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. She was 71.
No cause of death was given, according to a statement from her family issued by Gov. Phil Murphy 's office. Oliver was serving as acting governor while Murphy and his family are on vacation in Italy. His office said she had been hospitalized on Monday.
Murphy said he and his family are distraught at the news. Naming Oliver as his lieutenant governor was, he s...
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