Sheila Oliver, New Jersey's acting governor while Phil Murphy's out of the country, dies suddenly of an undisclosed medical issue at 71

• When New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy left the country for vacation, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver took over his job.
• Oliver's cause of death has not been released.
• State Senate President Nick Scutari is now the acting governor.

When New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy left the state to vacation in Europe on July 28, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver took over his role as acting governor. Days later, on Tuesday, Oliver's family released a statement she had died.