TRENTON, N.J. (AP) " A former Democratic Obama administration diplomat is set to take over the New Jersey governor's office from Republican Chris Christie.

Phil Murphy posted a photo of his wife and children in a group hug on Twitter Tuesday and wrote "Today our great state turns a new page."

The former Wall Street executive and U.S. ambassador to Germany will become the state's 56th governor after he is sworn in at the War Memorial in Trenton.

He was attending a prayer service at Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton and his inaugural ball will take place Tuesday night under a tent at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.

The switch from Christie means that New Jersey will go from a governor who is a friend of President Donald Trump to one that opposes him on many fronts.