Oliver paid tribute to people who inspired her when she was growing up: Shirley Chisholm, the first black female elected to Congress, and Fanny Lou Hamer, a civil rights leader .
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“She did not take this sitting down,” Oliver said, who recalled watching the convention coverage. “Her words reached a young girl sitting in her Essex County living room.”
Oliver succeeds former Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden), who retired as of noon today, when the 213th Legislature expired. She will lead the 80-seat lower house.
In formally nominating Oliver for Speaker, Assemblywoman Nellie Pou (D-Passaic) predicted Oliver would “make history throughout her tenure.”
“Her achievement is a celebration of our diversity,” Pou said.
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