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Gov. Sherrill Appoints Shirley Emehelu as Lt. Governor in Historic First for New Jersey
Sherrill picks a former prosecutor and longtime ally to fill the vacancy after Dale Caldwell resigned amid substantiated harassment and ethics findings.
- On Monday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill appointed Shirley Emehelu as Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State at the Capitol building, making women the state's two highest executive officials.
- Emehelu succeeds former Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell, who resigned in September following an internal investigation that substantiated allegations of sexual harassment and ethical misconduct. Caldwell has challenged the investigation's findings.
- A Yale Law School graduate, Emehelu spent nine years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey before joining the Sherrill administration as acting comptroller.
- This appointment makes Emehelu the fifth lieutenant governor in state history and the first immigrant to hold the position. State law does not require Senate confirmation, permitting the governor to fill the vacancy unilaterally.
- Accepting the role, Emehelu pledged to bring "tenacity" to the office aimed at "lowering costs, expanding opportunity for every community, and ensuring government delivers for the people we serve." She assumed both roles on Monday.
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Shirley Emehelu officially named next New Jersey lieutenant governor
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