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Phil Murphy. Kevin B. Sanders for Observer New Jersey Gov. Kevin B. Sanders for Observer “You weren’t aware that they (Brendan Gill and Albert J. Alvarez) were college roommates as well?” asked Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-Bergen). Some legislators have used the hearing to raise the consciousness of sexual harassment in the workplace. Even Governor Phil Murphy deserves praise for his cooperation with the state legislature and his own efforts to improve the state’s employment practices. The 15-member Legislative Select Oversight Committee is not only investigating how the Murphy administration responded to Katie Brennan’s allegations against Alvarez, but also how it screened all potential employees. “It is the mission of our committee to examine all aspects of the screening of prospective employees in state government and continued employment in the public sector of persons with questionable backgrounds, or pending allegations, including allegations or claims of sexual offenses,” committee co-chair Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin, said in a statement prior to the hearings. Murphy’s former campaign manager, and Alvarez. Schepisi later said she had a casual conversation with “someone in the governor’s office” who confirmed they had also heard the two were roommates. If they weren’t friends than nothing to follow” Whether she wanted to quash the rumor or infer a connection between Alvarez and the Murphy administration, Schepisi’s unsupported comment that Alvarez and Brenden Gill were roommates was reckless.