Sheila Oliver

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Democratic Party

Prior offices
New Jersey General Assembly District 34
Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
Successor: Tahesha Way
Predecessor: Kimberly Guadagno

Education

Bachelor's

Lincoln University

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Columbia University, 1976

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Sheila Oliver (Democratic Party) was the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. She assumed office on January 16, 2018. She left office on August 1, 2023.

Oliver (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Oliver died on August 1, 2023.[1]

In addition to her role as lieutenant governor, Oliver served as commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.[2]

She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 34 from 2004 to 2018.

Oliver served as the Assembly speaker from 2010 to 2013, as deputy speaker pro tempore from 2008 to 2009, and as assistant majority leader from 2006 to 2007.[3] On July 25, 2017, gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy announced that he had selected Oliver as his running mate in the 2017 election.[4]

Biography

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Oliver earned her B.S. in sociology from Lincoln University and her M.S. in community organization, planning, and administration from Columbia University. Her professional experience includes working as a faculty member at several colleges and universities. She also served on the East Orange Board of Education from 1994 to 2000 and the Essex County Board of Freeholders from 1996 to 1999.[3][5]

Committee assignments

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Oliver served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
• Commerce and Economic Development
• Transportation and Independent Authorities

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Oliver served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Oliver served on the following committees:

2010-2012

In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Oliver served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2021

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey

Incumbent Sheila Oliver defeated Diane Allen, Heather Warburton, Eveline H. Brownstein, and Vivian Sahner in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sheila Oliver (D)
 
51.2
 
1,339,471
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Diane Allen (R)
 
48.0
 
1,255,185
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Heather Warburton (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
8,450
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Eveline H. Brownstein (L)
 
0.3
 
7,768
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Vivian Sahner (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.2
 
4,012

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,614,886
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2017

Lieutenant governor

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017

New Jersey held an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 7, 2017. Governor Chris Christie (R) was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. New Jersey elects its governor and lieutenant governor together on a joint ticket.

The general election took place on November 7, 2017. The primary election was held on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in the primary election was April 3, 2017.

The following candidates ran in the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey.[6]

New Jersey Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Phil Murphy/Sheila Oliver 56.03% 1,203,110
     Republican Kim Guadagno/Carlos Rendo 41.89% 899,583
     Independent Gina Genovese/Derel Stroud 0.57% 12,294
     Libertarian Peter Rohrman/Karese Laguerre 0.49% 10,531
     Green Seth Kaper-Dale/Lisa Durden 0.47% 10,053
     Constitution Matt Riccardi 0.32% 6,864
     Independent Vincent Ross/April Johnson 0.23% 4,980
Total Votes (6385/6385 precincts reporting) 2,147,415
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections


Kim Guadagno defeated Jack Ciattarelli, Hirsh Singh, Joseph Rudy Rullo, and Steve Rogers in the Republican primary.[7]

New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kim Guadagno 46.82% 113,846
Jack Ciattarelli 31.08% 75,556
Hirsh Singh 9.76% 23,728
Joseph Rudy Rullo 6.51% 15,816
Steve Rogers 5.84% 14,187
Total Votes 243,133
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections


Phil Murphy defeated Jim Johnson, John Wisniewski, Ray Lesniak, Bill Brennan, and Mark Zinna in the Democratic primary.[7]

New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Phil Murphy 48.42% 243,643
Jim Johnson 21.91% 110,250
John Wisniewski 21.57% 108,532
Ray Lesniak 4.83% 24,318
Bill Brennan 2.24% 11,263
Mark Zinna 1.04% 5,213
Total Votes 503,219
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

State Assembly

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
General election

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[8] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[9] Incumbent Sheila Oliver (D) and incumbent Thomas Giblin (D) defeated Nicholas Surgent (R) and Tafari Anderson (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 34 general election.[10][11]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Oliver Incumbent 43.01% 34,340
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Giblin Incumbent 41.02% 32,751
     Republican Nicholas Surgent 8.31% 6,637
     Republican Tafari Anderson 7.65% 6,110
Total Votes 79,838
Source: New Jersey Department of State
Democratic primary election

Incumbent Sheila Oliver and incumbent Thomas Giblin were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 34 Democratic primary election.[12][13]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Oliver Incumbent 51.64% 15,754
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Giblin Incumbent 48.36% 14,753
Total Votes 30,507
Source: New Jersey Department of State
Republican primary election

Nicholas Surgent and Ghalib Mahmoud were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 34 Republican primary election.[14][13]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nicholas Surgent 53.25% 1,147
Green check mark transparent.png Ghalib Mahmoud 46.75% 1,007
Total Votes 2,154
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[15] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Sheila Oliver and incumbent Thomas Giblin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Traier and Louis Rodriguez were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Rodriguez withdrew following the primary. Oliver and Giblin defeated Traier and Clenard Childress (A Better Tomorrow) in the general election.[16][17][18][19][20]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Giblin Incumbent 42.3% 13,436
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Oliver Incumbent 41.9% 13,294
     Republican John Traier 12.7% 4,025
     A Better Tomorrow Clenard Childress 3.1% 977
Total Votes 31,732

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Oliver won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 34. Oliver was bracketed with Thomas Giblin and defeated Rayfield Morton, Anthony Moye, Beverly K. Williams, Denise Baskerville, and Clenard H. Childress, Jr. in the June 4 Democratic primary. She and incumbent Thomas Giblin (D) defeated David Rios (R) and Michael Urciouli (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[21][22][23][24]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 34 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Oliver Incumbent 38% 27,095
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Giblin Incumbent 37.6% 26,802
     Republican Michael Urciouli 12.2% 8,663
     Republican David Rios 12.2% 8,654
Total Votes 71,214


See also: United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013

Oliver ran for U.S. Senate in the special election for the seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg (D). Mayor of Newark Cory Booker, Reps. Rush D. Holt, Jr. and Frank Pallone Jr. also sought the Democratic party nomination in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2013.[25][26][27] The general election took place on October 16, 2013.[28][29] Oliver was defeated by Cory Booker in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2013.[30]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special Democratic Primary, 2013
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCory Booker 59.2% 216,936
Frank Pallone 19.8% 72,584
Rush Holt 16.8% 61,463
Sheila Oliver 4.3% 15,656
Total Votes 366,639
Source: Official Election Results from New Jersey Division of Elections[31]

Endorsements

In 2013, Oliver’s endorsements included the following:[32][33]

  • The New Jersey AFL-CIO
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Oliver won re-election in 2011. She and incumbent Thomas Giblin ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 7. They then defeated Steve Farrell (R), Joan Salensky (R), Clenard Childress (I), and David Taylor (I) in the November 8 general election.[34]

New Jersey General Assembly District 34 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Giblin Incumbent 39.1% 16,285
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Oliver Incumbent 37.1% 15,462
     Republican Steve Farrell 10.2% 4,270
     Republican Joan Salensky 10.2% 4,251
     Independent Clenard Childress 2% 813
     Independent David Taylor 1.4% 586
Total Votes 41,667

2009

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Oliver won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. She was bracketed with Thomas Giblin (D) and defeated Republican challengers Michael Mecca, III and Matthew Tyhala, and A Better Tomorrow challengers Clenard Childress, Jr. and David Taylor, Jr..[35][36]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Fourth Legislative District (2009)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sheila Y. Oliver (D) 30,379
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas P. Giblin (D) 29,695
Michael G. Mecca, III (R) 12,867
Matthew Tyahla (R) 11,889
David Taylor, Jr. (A Better Tomorrow) 1,100
Clenard Childress, Jr. (A Better Tomorrow) 1,023

Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign finance summary

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Sheila Oliver campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2021Lieutenant Governor of New JerseyWon general$0 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $551,223 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $716,146 N/A**
2009New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $192,663 N/A**
2007New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $123,957 N/A**
2005New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $88,542 N/A**
2003New Jersey General Assembly, District 34Won $38,430 N/A**
2001New Jersey State Senate, District 34Lost $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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2020

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Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Sheila Oliver
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Cory Booker  source President of the United States (2020) Withdrew in Convention

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ ABC 7, "New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver dies at 71 after undisclosed medical issue," August 1, 2023
    2. ↑ NJ.com, "Murphy makes first cabinet appointment as governor-elect," November 9, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 New Jersey Legislature, "Sheila Oliver," accessed May 16, 2013
    4. ↑ The Inquirer, "N.J. Democrat Phil Murphy to pick ex-speaker Oliver as running mate in race to succeed Christie," July 25, 2017
    5. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
    6. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List - Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor," accessed November 7, 2017
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Primary Results 2017 - Governor," June 28, 2017
    8. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
    9. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
    10. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
    11. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
    12. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
    14. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
    15. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
    16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
    17. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
    18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    19. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
    20. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
    21. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
    22. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
    23. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
    24. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
    25. ↑ Roll Call, "Pallone Makes Preparations for Senate Campaign in N.J.," January 2, 2012
    26. ↑ Politico, "Cory Booker’s unexpected sprint for Senate" accessed June 5, 2013
    27. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named running
    28. ↑ NJ.com, "Sheila Oliver 'seriously considering' run for U.S. Senate in special election" accessed June 10, 2013
    29. ↑ NJ.com, "Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver tells Dems she's running for U.S. Senate" accessed June 10, 2013
    30. ↑ WNYC, "Election 2013," accessed August 13, 2013
    31. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Unofficial Primary Special Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013
    32. ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
    33. ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ, "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
    34. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
    35. ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
    36. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014

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