New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

Title: New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

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Published Time: 2026-09-25T19:10:29.000Z

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New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

Multiple New Jersey leaders called for his resignation Friday.


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Dale Caldwell resigned Friday as lieutenant governor of New Jersey after an investigation found "serious, repeated violations of state policy, including ethical lapses and a substantiated finding of sexual harassment," Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

His resignation came after the governor released on Thursday the findings of an investigation into Caldwell over multiple ethics violation complaints.

The report found there was credible evidence that Caldwell made "a romantic advance toward a female staffer's friend," and after his advance was rebuffed he made sexually inappropriate comments to the staffer about their friend.

"I hold everyone in my Administration to the highest ethical standard. We all have a duty to follow our state ethics and harassment policy and our Code of Conduct. Anyone who violates these will be held accountable," Sherrill said in a statement Thursday where she gave Caldwell a day to resign.

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