Besides the structure of the federal government, the state administrations are composed of the executive, legislature, and judiciary, and work focus on the executive of New Jersey state. The state’s executive branch is controlled by the governor, who is elected by the citizens (Mascott, 2017). Therefore, in New Jersey, the executive branch comprises the governor, lieutenant governor, Attorney General, and cabinet members, each in charge of specific duties.
To begin with, the governor is the topmost official in New Jersey. The current governor is Philip Dunton Murphy, who carries out their management and leadership accountabilities with the support and help of department heads (Tully et al., 2021). The current lieutenant governor Sheila Oliver serves as head of the Department of Community Affairs (Holmes & Roper, 2019). She also serves as the governor when her boss is incapacitated or is out of state.
Next is the Attorney General, working under the law and public safety department. The current Attorney General’s office is headed by Matthew J. Platkin, and he protects New Jersey in Court, spearheading racial justice and fostering police-community relations. (“Meet Attorney General Platkin,” 2022). The governor appoints a cabinet to manage related state administrative departments, such as the Department of Agriculture, Banking and Insurance, and the Board of Public Utilities.
New Jersey’s top executive members include the governor, lieutenant governor, Attorney General, and cabinet. More specifically, the governor fulfills his management and leadership responsibilities as the state’s manager. The lieutenant assumes the duties when the governor is out of the state incapacitated and acts as the head of the cabinet-level department. The Attorney General defends New Jersey in court, promotes racial fairness, encourages democracy, and the cabinet runs the various departments of the state.
References
Holmes, R. C., & Roper, R. W. (2019). A Mayor for All the People (pp. 1–354). Rutgers University Press.
Mascott, J. L. (2017). Who are ‘Officers of the United States?SSRN Electronic Journal, 70, 443. Web.
Meet Attorney General Platkin. (2022). New Jersey Office of Attorney General. Web.
Tully, T., Corasaniti, N., & Glueck, K. (2021). Murphy Narrowly Wins Re-Election as New Jersey Governor. New York Times. Web.