{"id":1987757,"date":"2023-08-01T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-lt-gov-dies-after-undisclosed-medical-issue\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:22:16","slug":"new-jersey-lt-gov-dies-after-undisclosed-medical-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-lt-gov-dies-after-undisclosed-medical-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Lt. Gov. Passes Away Due to Unspecified Health Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-lt-gov-dies-after-undisclosed-medical-issue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Jersey Lt. Gov.-elect Sheila Oliver\u200c speaks at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-lt-gov-dies-after-undisclosed-medical-issue\/\" title=\"NJ Lt. Gov. Passes Away Due to Unspecified Health Problem\">election-night\u200b rally<\/a> for Gov.-elect\u200b Phill Murphy on November 7, 2017 in Asbury Park, \u200dNew Jersey. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy \u2064Francis<\/a><br \/>10:09 \u2064AM\u2064 \u2013 Monday, August 1, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>New Jersey Lieutenant Governor \u2064Sheila Oliver has died after being taken to a \u2063hospital for \u200dan undisclosed\u200d medical issue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New\u2064 Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who was acting governor when she was taken to\u2063 hospital, has died. \u200dNo word on the cause\u200d of her death<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News (@BNONews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNONews\/status\/1686414595383087104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Oliver, who was serving \u2063as acting governor while Governor Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) is\u200d out of state, \u200cwas\u200d taken to Cooperman Barnabas \u2063Medical Center\u200b in Livingston. <\/p>\n<p>After being admitted to the\u2064 hospital, Oliver was unable to carry out the duties of acting governor. Democrat Senate President Nicholas Scutari was serving \u2064as acting governor in \u200dher stead.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b family of \u200dOliver released a statement on Tuesday, confirming the \u200bpassing of the 71-year-old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is with \u2064incredible sadness\u2063 and a heavy heart\u200c that we announce the passing of the Honorable Sheila Y. \u200bOliver, Lieutenant Governor of \u200cthe\u200c State \u200bof New Jersey. She was \u200dnot only a distinguished public servant but \u200dalso our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and \u200dhero. As we come \u200cto terms with this \u200dprofound loss, we kindly request that you respect the privacy of \u2063the Oliver\u200d family \u2064during this difficult time as they grieve their\u2064 beloved Sheila. Sheila Y. Oliver leaves behind a\u2064 legacy of dedication, service, and inspiration. \u2062We will remember her commitment \u2064to the people of New Jersey and her tireless efforts to uplift the community. Further information and details regarding\u200b memorial arrangements will be provided in due course. Until then, we appreciate your\u2062 understanding and support. May her memory be a source of \u200bcomfort \u2064and \u200dstrength\u200d to all who\u200c knew her,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver (D)\u200d \u2014\u00a0who was supposed to be acting \u2063governor \u2062this week with\u200c Gov. Phil Murphy out of the country\u200c \u2014 has died.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a \u200bstatement from the family: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVsYQAjwkL\">pic.twitter.com\/OVsYQAjwkL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount\u200c (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1686415052608303104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Murphy, who is currently on \u2064vacation in Italy released \u2062a statement saying that he is\u2063 saddened and mourns the\u2064 passing \u200cof Oliver.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen \u2063I selected her to be my running mate in 2017, Lieutenant Governor\u200b Oliver was already a \u2063trailblazer\u2062 in\u2063 every\u2062 sense \u200dof \u200dthe word. She had already made history as the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the General Assembly, and just the second Black woman in the nation\u2019s history to lead a house of a state legislature. I \u2063knew then \u2063that\u2062 her decades of public service made her the\u2063 ideal partner for me to lead the State of New Jersey. It was the best decision\u2064 I\u2062 ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oliver had been serving as \u200bNew Jersey\u2019s\u2062 second lieutenant governor \u200dsince 2018, as well as serving\u200b as the head of the Department \u2062of Community Affairs.\u200d She had served in the state assembly since 2004 and served on the Essex County board of freeholders from 1996 until 1999.<\/p>\n<p>No details regarding\u200b the medical\u200c issue were given.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver is survived by her mother, Jennie, and \u200cher\u2063 brother Charles.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a\u200b breaking story. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u200b blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fx-corp-sues-researchers-who-reported-rise-in-hate-speech-on-platform%2F&#038;t=X%20Corp.%20Sues%20Researchers%20Who%20Reported%20Rise%20In%20Hate%20Speech%20On%20Platform\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Peter J. Brown, USCG (Ret.)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Anne O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Isabel Brown<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 U.S. senators Elizabeth \u200bWarren, a Democrat, and Lindsey Graham,\u200d a Republican, said on Thursday they would\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Tom Bateman and Rocky Swift\u2062 TOKYO (Reuters) \u2062\u2013 As Japan \u2064enjoys a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-watchdog-oks-googles-commitments-to-end-data-case\/\" title=\"Italian watchdog approves Google's commitments to resolve data case.\">post-pandemic resurgence<\/a> \u200bin \u2064tourism from \u200baround the globe, Seibu\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013\u200d Dell\u200b Technologies on Monday launched new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caterpillar-profit-rises-on-construction-equipment-demand\/\" title=\"Caterpillar's profit soars due to high demand for construction equipment.\">generative \u2062artificial intelligence<\/a> \u200b(GenAI) solutions in collaboration \u200cwith Nvidia whose chips enable the technology\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters)\u2062 \u2013 Dell Technologies \u2064on\u2063 Monday launched new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions in collaboration with Nvidia whose chips enable the technology\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey Lt. Gov.-elect Sheila Oliver, seen here speaking at an election-night rally in 2017, has passed away. The cause of her death remains undisclosed. 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