New Jersey governor calls on lieutenant governor to resign after ethics investigation
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill called on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to resign by Friday after an investigation commissioned by her office found violations of state ethics and workplace discrimination rules. The report, published Wednesday, said Caldwell made an advance toward a staffer’s friend and later made a remark to the staffer after the advance was rejected.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Thursday called on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to resign by Friday, citing findings from an investigation by a law firm hired by her office.
The report, published Wednesday, concluded that Caldwell violated the state’s ethics and discrimination rules. It found that he violated the state policy prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.
The report said Caldwell made an advance toward a staffer’s friend. After the advance was rejected, it said, he told the staffer, “You young women are looking for young sperm.”
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