New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Hospitalized While Murphy Is in Italy

Sheila Oliver
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By Laura Nahmias

July 31, 2023 at 1:57 PM UTC

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New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, who has been serving as the acting governor while Phil Murphy is in Italy on a family vacation, has been hospitalized and is unable to perform her duties, Murphy’s office said in a statement Monday morning.

Oliver, 71, is currently receiving care at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, the governor’s office said.