Sherrill Names Centenary University President as Running Mate for Lt. Gov.

On Jul 25, 2025

Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill today named Dale Caldwell, president of Centenary University, as her running mate for Lt. Governor.

Caldwell has been president of the university since 2023. Before that, he was executive director of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which is part of the Silberman College of Business. He was also a deputy commissioner at the state’s Department of Community Affairs and a founding director of the Newark Alliance.

In a press release, Sherril commented, “I’m proud to select Dale Caldwell as my Lieutenant Governor running mate because we share a commitment to public service and challenging the status quo. Dale is the son of civil rights leaders who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma — and he’s followed in his parents’ footsteps. He has always been a voice for the voiceless.”

Caldwell commented, “Mikie Sherrill and I represent a different kind of leadership that sees possibilities, not a blind commitment to doing things the way they’ve always been done. My life, much like Mikie’s, has been dedicated to service; to my church, my students, and my community. That’s why I’m honored and humbled to join Mikie’s ticket. The Sherrill administration will be focused on creating opportunity for the people of New Jersey — lowering costs so families can get ahead and stay ahead.”

Caldwell is a pastor of the Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield. He is also founder and board president of the Dale Caldwell Foundation, whose mission is to reduce poverty through education, employment, and entrepreneurship. He has written eight books, has over 33 years of K-12 public school board president experience and was named the New Jersey School Board Member of the Year in 2009. Caldwell has extensive tennis leadership and playing experience and was inducted into the USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2021.

He graduated from Princeton University with a BA in economics; the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA in finance; and received his Doctorate from Seton Hall University in Education Administration.

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