Dem Governor Moves To Oust Hand-Picked No. 2 For Sexual Harassment

By John Loftus

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill called on her running mate, Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell, to resign over an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.

“The investigation found that the Lieutenant Governor engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and failed to uphold the responsibilities of his office,” Sherrill said Thursday. “The substantiated finding of sexual harassment is extremely troubling,” she added. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Mikie Sherrill’s Team Blindsided By Dem AG Joining Lawsuit Against Paramount)

The report accused Caldwell of flirting with a staffer’s much younger female friend at an official event. When the staffer told him the friend was not interested, Caldwell allegedly complained, “You young women are looking for young sperm.”

He also allegedly tried to get a romantic partner a promotion, brought uninvited guests to ticketed events without proper reimbursement, and asked his own aides to find him a “first lady.”

Democratic New Jersey Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim joined Sherrill in calling for his resignation.

“Governor Sherrill is absolutely right the conduct described in the investigative report is totally unacceptable,” Booker said.

“New Jerseyans deserve to have public servants who work to earn and keep their trust, not undermine it,” Kim said. “The Lt. Governor should resign immediately.”

Caldwell responded to the report in a statement to The New York Times, saying it was “driven by misinformation, false assumptions and what seems to be a personal vendetta against me.”

“Unfortunately, in this current political environment, false accusations, especially against people of color, seem to be commonplace,” he said.

Sherrill tapped Caldwell as her running mate in 2025.

“I’m proud to select Dale Caldwell as my Lieutenant Governor running mate because we share a commitment to public service and challenging the status quo,” she said at the time.

“Dale is the son of civil rights leaders who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma — and he’s followed in his parents’ footsteps and he has always been a voice for the voiceless.”