Christopher James Christie is an American politician, political commentator, lobbyist and former federal prosecutor. He served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie chaired the Republican Governors Association during the 2014 election cycle. He suspended his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election on February 10, 2016.
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Christopher James Christie is an American politician, political commentator, lobbyist and former federal prosecutor. He served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie chaired the Republican Governors Association during the 2014 election cycle. He suspended his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election on February 10, 2016. Christie left office in 2018 at the conclusion of his second term as Governor and registered as a lobbyist in June 2020. Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Sondra A. Christie, a telephone receptionist, and Wilbur James “Bill” Christie. His mother was of Italian ancestry, and father is of German, Scottish, and Irish descent. He graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1984; while there, he served as president of the student body. Christie graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law with a J. D. in 1987; he was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Bar of the United States District Court, District ofNew Jersey, in December 1987. Christie volunteered for President George H. W. Bush’s 1992 re-election campaign in New Jersey and became close to Bush’s state director, Bill Palatucci. Christie served as class president, played catcher for the baseball team, and was selected as a New Jersey Representative to the U.S. Senate Youth Program. He has credited his Democratic-leaning mother for indirectly making him a Republican by encouraging him in 1977 to volunteer for the gubernatorial candidate who became his role model, Tom Kean.
In 1994, Christie was elected as a Republican to the Board of Chosen Freeholders for Morris County, NJ. In 1993, he was named a partner in the firm. Christie led a successful effort to obtain quotes from all qualified county government officials for all contracts for all qualified firms for all county government contracts. He was elected county freeholder for Morris counties from 1995 to 1998. By 2002, he had campaigned for Presidents George H W. Bush and George W. Bush; the latter appointed him U. S. Attorney for New Jersey. Christie won the 2009 Republican primary for Governor and defeated Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in the general election. In his first term he was credited with cutting spending, capping property tax growth, and engaging in recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Christie’s standing was damaged by the Fort Lee lane closure scandal, and after that time, he ranked among the least popular governors in the United United States. Christie apologized for the error, which he said was unintentional, and said he was sorry for the defamation lawsuit filed against the incumbents. Christie launched a primary challenge against New Jersey Senate Majority Leader, John H. Dorsey Dorsey. However, Christie’s campaign ended after Dorsey successfully challenged the validity of Christie’s petition on the ballot. Christie later endorsed eventual winner Donald Trump and was named head of Trump’s transition planning team. He is a member of the American Bar Association.
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