Mikie Sherrill to choose top administration official as New Jersey’s next lieutenant governor

New Jersey’s new lieutenant governor will be acting secretary of state Shirley Emehelu two people who knew the governor. At Mikie Sherrill decision told POLITICO.

The former lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell , resigned on September 25 after an investigation commissioned by the governor’s office found he committed ethics violations and made a sexually inappropriate remark. Caldwell denied the allegations, but resigned under heavy pressure from Sherrill who chose him as his running mate in the 2025 elections.

The New Jersey Globe first reported on Emehelu waiting for an appointment.

Emehelu, a former federal prosecutor who worked alongside Sherrill in the U.S. attorney’s office, was named state comptroller when Sherrill took office as governor in January. After Caldwell resigned, Sherrill selected Emehélu replacing him in his secondary role as Secretary of State.