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Sheila Oliver is the speaker of the New Jersey Assembly. A Democrat, Oliver represents parts of Essex and Passaic counties.

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Sheila Oliver
stated on July 11, 2013 in an interview on NJToday:

"Most of the U.S. Senate is comprised of multimillionaires."

By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2013
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton:

"In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence."

By Caryn Shinske • March 31, 2013
Sheila Oliver
stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview on WOR-AM:

Says "$57,000 is the mean [income] in our state" for a family.

By Erin O'Neill • April 25, 2012
Sheila Oliver
stated on February 27, 2012 in a speech at Rider University:

Says "New Jersey has the most educated population of all the states in this country."

By Bill Wichert • March 23, 2012
Sheila Oliver
stated on January 9, 2012 in a news conference:

"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."

By Erin O'Neill • January 15, 2012

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stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition:

Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."

By Bill Wichert • August 15, 2011

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