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Sheila Yvette Oliver (July 14, 1952 – August 1, 2023) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to ...
1. Aug. 2023 · Sheila Y. Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office there, died on Tuesday after being rushed to the hospital the day before. She was...
1. Aug. 2023 · Updated 12:43 PM PDT, August 1, 2023. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. She was 71.
1. Aug. 2023 · New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died after she was hospitalized this week for an undisclosed medical issue, her family announced in a statement Tuesday. She was 71.
1. Aug. 2023 · Oliver was the first Black woman to hold statewide elected office in New Jersey and served as acting governor while Murphy was on vacation. She advocated for urban revitalization, gun control and juvenile justice reform.
12. Aug. 2023 · Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in New Jersey and the first Black female speaker of the Assembly, died at age 71. Her funeral on Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark was attended by hundreds of mourners, including former governors, legislators and celebrities. Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy and praised her as a champion of her community and a warrior for social justice.
4. Aug. 2023 · TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will send off Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who died after being hospitalized this week, with a three-day state funeral. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement that Oliver’s remains would lie in state in the Capitol rotunda Thursday, followed by a similar honor in her home county’s historic courthouse on Aug. 11.
