New Jersey Governor Murphy’s whereabouts as lieutenant governor are unknown. A state of emergency is declared before Easter

Outgoing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was not in New Jersey when A.J A state of emergency has been declared Saturday night, leaving Lieutenant Governor Tahisha Way — who now serves as acting governor — to make the announcement in his stead.

“In preparation for this storm, I am issuing a state of emergency for all 21 counties out of an abundance of caution, and allowing our state emergency services personnel to activate as necessary,” Acting Governor Way announced in a statement Saturday.

The term-limited Democrat is known to take frequent vacations, often To his luxurious Italian villaHe has not publicly announced that he will leave the state as the powerful hurricane is expected to pass through, with the potential to cause severe storm damage.

Way serves as New Jersey’s Secretary of State, and was sworn in as lieutenant governor in September 2023 following the death of her predecessor, Sheila Oliver.

Her social media post declaring a state of emergency was met with puzzled responses, with some wondering where Murphy was.

“Where’s the governor?” one commenter inquired.

“Who are you?” asked another.

A representative for Murphy’s office did not immediately respond to a message from The Post seeking clarification about his whereabouts.