New Jersey this January will get its first lieutenant governor and members of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce are hoping that she or he will focus primarily on making the Garden State an economic juggernaut.
“The lieutenant governor should help address New Jersey’s top priority -- growing the economy and creating jobs,” said Richard Bagger, senior vice president, Worldwide Public Affairs & Policy, at Pfizer Inc. and a former state senator and assemblyman.
“It would send a powerful signal for New Jersey to have its lieutenant governor working together with the governor and across all of the cabinet agencies, as an advocate and ambassador for economic growth and job creation,” Bagger added.
Amy Mansue, president and CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, agreed. In a state that has a reputation for high taxes and burdensome business regulations, “the lieutenant governor should be constantly thinking about how (state policies) will impact business and jobs,” said Mansue, who previously served as deputy chief of staff to Gov. James McGreevey and a policy advisor to Gov. Jim Florio. “There is no more important issue than New Jersey’s workforce.”
In November, New Jersey voters will for the first time choose a ticket that includes candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. The new lieutenant governor’s office, approved in a 2005 ballot question, could head a state agency or do whatever the governor asks, according to the measure that creates the position.
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