Sheila Oliver, the Democratic Lt. Governor of New Jersey, has died of an undisclosed condition after being hospitalized Tuesday, a statement from the family released Wednesday confirmed. She was 71. The Associated Press reports Oliver was taken to the hospital Monday, with her staff saying she was seeking “medical care.”
Oliver was serving in the governor’s capacity as Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is vacationing out of the country. Until Murphy’s return, Democratic Senate President Nicholas Scutari will assume the duties of governor.