For the first time in New Jersey history, Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday appointed a transgender cabinet member. Allison Chris Myers is being tapped as the acting chair and CEO of New Jersey’s Civil Service Commission, the agency overseeing government workers.
Myers is an attorney, Navy veteran and Rutgers University graduate who has worked at the commission for more than two decades and was named its deputy chair this summer. She will replace outgoing chair Deirdré Webster Cobb who is retiring Jan. 1. In appointing Myers, Murphy said it’s important that leadership in the state reflects the communities it serves. No word yet whether the governor plans to formally nominate Myers, which would require Senate confirmation.
