Jacquelyn Suárez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Senate Judiciary panel clears trio of Sherrill nominees

March 19, 2026 12:47 pm

The state Senate Judiciary Committee cleared three more of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s cabinet nominees on Thursday, setting them up for a Monday confirmation before the full Senate. The committee cleared Margo Chaly to be secretary of higher education, Victoria Kuhn...

Interims and actings as Sherrill’s new cabinet settles in

January 20, 2026 2:02 pmJanuary 21, 2026 8:52 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has named seven new cabinet members on an acting basis until the are confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate: Jennifer Davenport (Acting Attorney General); Shirley Emehelu (Acting State Comptroller); Ed Potosnak (Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection);...

Sherrill will keep Suárez at Community Affairs

December 30, 2025 12:00 pmDecember 31, 2025 3:31 pm

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill will keep Community Affairs Commissioner Jacquelyn Suárez in her cabinet after she takes office on January 20. Suárez becomes the second member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s current cabinet to be retained; Sherrill announced on December 22 that...