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Murphy picks Hou as New Jersey’s first woman Adjutant General

May 2, 2021 3:00 pmApril 30, 2021 7:06 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate Col. Lisa J. Hou as the first woman to serve as New Jersey Adjutant General and Commissioner of Military and Veterans Affairs, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Hou has held the posts on an...

Murphy names first Black Adjutant General

January 14, 2018 3:41 pm

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has named Col. Jamal Beale as the new Adjutant General, a cabinet position. If confirmed by the Senate, Beale will become the first Black to head the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Beale will replace...