New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver—who was serving as acting governor while Gov. Phil Murphy (D) was out of the state—died Tuesday, according to a family statement, a day after Oliver was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue.

<div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/64c93774de40f9877749763b/Sheila-Oliver/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=3705&amp;cropY1=113&amp;cropY2=2197" alt="Sheila Oliver" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text">Sheila Oliver died Tuesday following an undisclosed medical issue.</p></fbs-accordion><small>Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</small></figcaption>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Oliver’s family <a href="https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1686419209838907404" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1686419209838907404" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1686419209838907404" aria-label="announced">announced</a> her death on Tuesday without disclosing what led to her hospitalization.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Oliver, 71, was taken to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, for “medical care” on Monday after <a href="https://twitter.com/GunaRockYa/status/1686007316284403714" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://twitter.com/GunaRockYa/status/1686007316284403714" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://twitter.com/GunaRockYa/status/1686007316284403714" aria-label="announcing">announcing</a> she would be unable to carry out the duties of acting governor.</p>   </div>


<em>This is a developing story and will be updated.</em>

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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver Dies After Undisclosed Medical Issue

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