Lamont Repollet Archives - New Jersey Globe

In candid discussion, Black leaders discuss alienation of Black male voters

September 12, 2025 1:44 am

Dale Caldwell, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, looked out from the stage. He was at Kean University with other Black leaders on Thursday to discuss an inescapable challenge of today’s politics: low turnout from Black male voters. As he...

Sherrill, Ciattarelli narrowing list of LG candidates as three senators bow out

July 18, 2025 5:22 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:34 pm

As Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli come closer to picking a running mate, three prominent state senators who had been mentioned as potential candidates have asked not to be considered, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Democrats Troy Singleton (D-Delran),...

Murphy declines to say if he told cabinet to stay for remainder of term or hit the road

December 2, 2020 3:01 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether the members of his cabinet had been advised to leave the administration now if they did not intend to serve through 2021. “I can’t speak for the entire cabinet or team, but we’ve...

Search for Repollet’s replacement still on, Murphy says

August 17, 2020 4:22 pm

The search to replace former Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet is still on. “We’re in that process. We want to make sure we get it right,” Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. “Kevin Dehmer is doing a great job as acting, but...

Dehmer will serve as interim Education commissioner

July 1, 2020 3:03 pmJuly 1, 2020 3:05 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has named Kevin Dehmer to serve as interim Commissioner of Education following the departure of Lamont Repollet today. Repollet will remain in state government as an advisor for the next two weeks and will later assume his...

With departure looming, no word on Repollet replacement

June 18, 2020 3:44 pmJune 18, 2020 5:19 pm

There’s still no word on who Gov. Phil Murphy will choose to succeed Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet after he departs the administration to become president of Kean University next month. “No update on the status in terms of his successor,”...

Search is on to replace Repollet, Smith Ellis, Murphy says

June 3, 2020 1:54 pm

The search has to replace the two top education officials in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is underway, the governor said Wednesday. “We will endeavor as soon as we can, but we want to do it right as opposed to just...