Sheila Oliver
| Sheila Oliver | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 34th Legislative District | |
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Assumed office January 13, 2004 Serving with Thomas P. Giblin |
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| Preceded by | Willis Edwards III |
| 169th Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office January 12, 2010 – January 14, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph J. Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Prieto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 14, 1952 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | East Orange, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Columbia University |
| Website |
Government website Campaign Website |
Sheila Y. Oliver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2004, where she represents the 34th legislative district. She previously served as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly for two terms, from January 12, 2010 to January 14, 2014.
Oliver was born and grew up in Newark graduating from Weequahic High School in 1970. Oliver graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Lincoln University in 1974 in Sociology and was awarded an M.S. from Columbia University in Planning and Administration in 1976.
She served on the East Orange Board of Education from 1994 to 2000, chosen as its Vice President from 1998 to 1999 and President from 1999 to 2000. She served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for one term from 1996 to 1999. In 1997, she became the first woman to launch a competitive campaign for mayor in the City of East Orange, losing the election by a 51 votes to Robert L. Bowser.
Oliver was one of the founders of the Newark Coalition for Low Income Housing, an organization that successfully sued the Newark Housing Authority and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in federal court to block the demolition of all publicly subsidized low income housing in Newark, as there was no plan in place for the construction of replacement housing for low-income Newark residents. As a result, the Newark Housing Authority was directed by a federal consent order to build one-for-one replacement housing for low-income residents.
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