TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday. She was 71.

Oliver served as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s top deputy, stepping in for him while the governor was out of state and also overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, which coordinates state aid to towns and cities and supervises code enforcement.

No cause of death was given, Murphy’s office said in a statement from the Oliver family.

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who made history as the first Black woman to serve as speaker of the state Assembly, died Tuesday. She was 71. Oliver served as Democratic Gov. Ph…{ai:summary}<p>NJ Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, first black woman to serve as Assembly speaker, dies at 71. Murphy's top deputy, overseeing Department of Community Affairs. Cause of death undisclosed. #politics</p>

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dead at 71

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