Gov.-elect Phil Murphy took a shot at President Donald Trump at a Trenton news conference Monday when he unveiled his pick to be New Jersey's next secretary of state.
The incoming governor said former Passaic County freeholder Tahesha Way will, in part, be a rebuke of Trump's agenda on voting rights and a champion of them here in New Jersey if she's confirmed by the state Senate.
Murphy, a Democrat who will succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Chris Christie next month, said the position requires a "leader who understands both business and law" and "who respects the vast cultures which make our state a melting pot.