TRENTON – In response to reports that Governor Christie left the State for an out-of-State political fundraiser without ever alerting anyone that he’d transferred power to Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, State Senator Loretta Weinberg said today that she will introduce legislation on Monday requiring notification of legislative leaders whenever the Governor leaves the State moving forward.
“No man is an island, and the Governor needs to recognize that he has a responsibility to the people of New Jersey to at least assure for the orderly transfer of power if he does decide to leave the State in search of right-wing campaign donations,” said Senator Weinberg, D-Bergen. “If an emergency situation had occurred while he was away, the members of the Legislature would have had to scramble to figure out who they’re supposed to be working with in the front office. There’s more to continuity of services than just following the established line of succession.”