Lamont Repollet Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Murphy names Smith Ellis as his new chief policy advisor

June 3, 2020 9:30 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has named one of his cabinet members, Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, as his new chief policy advisor, a senior staff position with wide-ranging influence over the governor’s entire agenda as the state looks to rebound from the...

No news on Repollet successor, Murphy says

May 12, 2020 2:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is not ready to announce a successor to Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet, who is leaving the administration to become President of Kean University. “Lamont’s done an extraordinary job. We’re going to miss him like heck. He’s a...