Tahesha Way appointed as New Jersey's next lieutenant governor by Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has chosen Secretary of State Tahesha Way to be the state's next lieutenant governor following the death of Sheila Oliver. Way, who is expected to be sworn in on Friday, is a former Passaic County freeholder and administrative law judge. She has been serving as secretary of state since 2017 and is the first Black person and New Jersey official to become the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. As lieutenant governor, Way will be New Jersey's second-in-command and may act as governor when Murphy is out of state.