New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill calls on lieutenant governor to resign after sexual harassment investigation

New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign over ethics report

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) gave Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell until Friday to resign over a new ethics report that he violated state policy against discrimination in the workplace. Investigators with a law firm hired by Sherrill’s office found Caldwell attempted twice to get his girlfriend promoted to a state role, made a sexually…

Sep 25, 2026

New Jersey lieutenant governor steps down over sexual harassment allegations

Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell (D-NJ) handed in his resignation letter on Friday, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) called for him to step down following an investigation into his alleged inappropriate sexual misconduct. Caldwell, Sherrill’s running mate in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election, resigned after an ethics report alleging he “engaged in serious, repeated violations […]

Sep 25, 2026

Sherrill calls for resignation of her lieutenant governor after sexual harassment allegations

Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) called for her 2025 running mate, Democratic Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, to resign from her administration after the results of an investigation into his alleged inappropriate sexual misconduct were released Thursday. “The investigation found that the Lieutenant Governor engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold the […]

Sep 25, 2026

New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill calls on lieutenant governor to resign after sexual harassment investigation

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill gave Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell a Friday deadline to resign after investigators substantiated sexual harassment and ethics violations.

Sep 25, 2026