Sheila Oliver Archives

Latino clergy group endorses Murphy and Oliver

July 6, 2021 1:09 pm

The New Jersey Coalition of Latino Pastors and Ministers has endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver for re-election, giving the incumbents the backing of 420 faith leaders that represent nearly 47,000 parishioners across the state. “Over the...

Braz leaving governor’s office to join Murphy re-election campaign

July 2, 2021 1:00 pmJuly 2, 2021 5:23 pm

Justin Braz will depart his post as deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs to Gov. Phil Murphy today and will join the governor’s re-election campaign as a senior advisor. In that post, Braz is expected to play a leading...

Oliver officially joins Murphy’s re-election ticket

July 1, 2021 1:14 pmJuly 1, 2021 1:28 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver would join his ticket for a second term. The announcement was widely expected and follows public statements about the ticket from Murphy and Oliver at the Democratic State Committee’s reorganization in mid-June....

With pandemic waning, gubernatorial respite a possibility

June 28, 2021 4:08 pm

With the pandemic on the wane and most virus-related travel restrictions lifted, a gubernatorial vacation may be on the horizon. “I sure hope to take a vacation,” Gov. Phil Murphy said at Monday’s virus briefing. “No news on that yet,...

Murphy eludes question on reparations

June 21, 2021 2:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy side-stepped a question of whether a Wealth Disparity Task Force he announced last week would address reparations or whether he supported the creation of a Reparations Task Force. “How great was it we were able to celebrate...

Pat Sebold re-elected Livingston Democratic chair, post she’s held since 1976

June 14, 2021 11:18 pmJune 14, 2021 11:44 pm

Pat Sebold, who may be the longest-serving Democratic municipal chair in the state, was re-elected on Monday for a three-year term for the post she first won in 1976. She has led Livingston Democrats since John B. Duff resigned to...

Top Democrats boost Johnson in campaign’s waning days

June 7, 2021 4:57 am

Assemblyman Gordon Johnson’s bid for State Senate got a boost from some of the state’s most prominent Democrats Sunday. Johnson is locked in a tight primary against longtime running mate Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, who is challenging the fellow incumbent...