Shirley Emehelu Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sherrill formally names Shirley Emehelu as lieutenant governor

November 9, 2026 11:53 amNovember 9, 2026 11:53 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill formally nominated Shirley U. Emehelu as New Jersey’s fifth lieutenant governor on Monday, turning to a longtime friend, former federal prosecutor and trusted member of her administration to succeed Rev. Dale Caldwell, who resigned in September following...

Sherrill will name Shirley Emehelu as next Lt. Governor

November 6, 2026 4:00 pmNovember 6, 2026 9:06 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill will appoint Shirley U. Emehelu, a former federal and state prosecutor and longtime friend and émigré from Nigeria who has not been actively involved in partisan politics, as New Jersey’s fifth lieutenant governor, and is expected to...

GOP lawmakers demand investigation into new noncitizen voter registration case

October 26, 2026 7:15 pm

Three Republican state legislators are demanding an immediate investigation into how a 19-year-old noncitizen became a registered voter in New Jersey, raising questions about whether problems at the Motor Vehicle Commission continued beyond the period state officials previously disclosed. State...

Congress subpoenas Sherrill administration over noncitizen voter registrations

October 21, 2026 11:00 amOctober 21, 2026 6:03 pm

House Republicans have subpoenaed Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration for records involving the improper registration of approximately 6,600 noncitizens, accusing state officials of withholding documents and demanding to know why the registrations remained on New Jersey’s voter rolls until 2026. The...

Five names emerge as Sherrill weighs lieutenant governor pick

October 5, 2026 5:08 amOctober 5, 2026 4:03 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s search for a new lieutenant governor is taking shape, with five candidates emerging as serious contenders to replace Dale Caldwell, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The group includes two state lawmakers, a former Biden White House...

Davenport gains backing of 100+ ex-federal prosecutors for Senate confirmation

February 2, 2026 7:00 amFebruary 2, 2026 10:31 am

A group of over 100 former federal prosecutors, including six former U.S. Attorneys and three former state attorneys general, are urging the confirmation of Jennifer Davenport as the 57th Attorney General of New Jersey. Davenport, who was nominated by Gov....

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);...