Mikie Sherrill Elected governor of New Jersey, defeating Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli

Key Facts about the new governor: 

• She becomes the second female governor in New Jersey history. SOURCE New Jersey Monitor+1

• Sherrill is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, former federal prosecutor and four-term Congresswoman from New Jersey’s 11th District. SOURCE People.com+1

Key Facts about the new Lt. Governor :

• • Caldwell has served since July 2023 as president of Centenary University in Hackettstown — the first African-American to lead the historic institution. SOURCE NJB Magazine+1

  • He is also a licensed pastor of the Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield, NJ, following a lineage of civil-rights activism — his father marched with Martin Luther King Jr. SOURCE WHYY+1

  • His public-service résumé spans: more than 25 years on the New Brunswick Board of Education (including six years as board president) SOURCE: NJBIZ+1; leadership at the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ)SOURCE: Insider NJ+1; a former deputy commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)SOURCE:  NJBIZ+1; and experience in higher-education innovation, business consulting and non-profit management. 
    SOURCE: Group of Nations+1

  Dale Caldwell

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