Priya Jain Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill gives NJ Transit 45 days to plan improvements for riders

March 24, 2026 3:02 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is giving NJ Transit 45 days to develop a plan to quickly improve the rider experience for Garden State commuters, she announced Tuesday. In Secaucus Junction Station, the governor signed an executive order requiring the transit agency...

Senate panel clears Sherrill’s Transportation, Health commissioners

March 12, 2026 2:23 pm

The state Senate Judiciary Committee cleared Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s nominees to lead the Departments of Transportation and Health in a Thursday hearing. The panel unanimously cleared Priya Jain to be the transportation commissioner and cleared Raynard Washington to be the...

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 picks Priya Jain as Commissioner of Transportation

January 19, 2026 12:50 pmJanuary 19, 2026 6:13 pm

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill will nominate Priya Jain, the head of a consulting firm that works on major infrastructure projects, as the New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation. “I am thrilled to announce Priya Jain as my nominee for Commissioner of the...