New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Search Shifts Again: Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson Withdraws from Consideration, Governor Respects the Decision
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill issued a statement on November 6 confirming that Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson has withdrawn from consideration for lieutenant governor. Sherrill said she understands and respects Reynolds-Jackson's decision that now is not the right time for her, and thanked her for her willingness to step forward for consideration.
Reynolds-Jackson serves in the New Jersey General Assembly and chairs the Legislative Black Caucus. With her withdrawal, Sherrill must look elsewhere for a nominee for the office.
New Jersey's lieutenant governorship has been vacant since Dale Caldwell resigned in September. Under the state's constitutional arrangement, the lieutenant governor is the second-ranking official in state government and also serves as secretary of state, overseeing election administration among other duties, so a prolonged vacancy affects continuity at the top of the administration.
The Governor's Office did not announce a new candidate list or a nomination timetable in the statement. Filling the vacancy remains one of the unfinished personnel matters of Sherrill's administration following the turmoil around Caldwell's departure. (Source: Office of the Governor of New Jersey)
Source: Office of the Governor of New Jersey
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