Chris Christie (New Jersey)
Christopher Christie (born September 6, 1962, in Newark, New Jersey) was the Republican 55th governor of New Jersey. Christie was first elected governor in 2009, defeating Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine in the general election. Christie won re-election in 2013 against Barbara Buono (D).[1] He was ineligible to run for re-election in 2017 due to term limits. He was succeeded by Phil Murphy (D).
Christie ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He declared his candidacy on June 6, 2023.[2] Christie withdrew from the race on January 10, 2024.[3] Click here to read more about his presidential campaign.
In January 2018, Christie joined ABC News as a political contributor.[4]
Christie was a candidate for the Republican 2016 presidential nomination.[5] On June 30, 2015, Christie made his announcement at Livingston High School, which he graduated from in 1980.[6] After placing sixth in the New Hampshire primary, Christie suspended his presidential campaign on February 10, 2016.[7]
Biography
Christie is a New Jersey native, born in Newark and raised in Livingston. He studied political science as an undergraduate before going on to law school. In 1987, the same year he received his J.D., Christie was admitted to the bar in New Jersey and for the U.S. District Court for New Jersey.
He joined the law firm Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci, becoming a partner in 1993. The following year, he was elected a freeholder of Morris County. In 1995, he ran for New Jersey's General Assembly. He lost that primary and then lost his re-election bid as a freeholder after Republicans recruited a candidate to run against him.
In 1998, Christie registered as a lobbyist with his law firm and spent the next several years lobbying the state government on various issues. In 2001, he was nominated to be the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, ultimately being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He served in that office from January 2002 until he began his gubernatorial campaign in 2009. He was named as one of the top 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2011 and 2013.[8]
Christie has been married since 1986 to Mary Pat Christie, nee Foster, whom he met at the University of Delaware. They have four children and reside in Mendham, New Jersey.[9]
Education
- B.A., in political science, University of Delaware (1984)
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law (1987)
Political career
Governor of New Jersey (2010 - 2018)
Christie was first elected governor of New Jersey in 2009 and won re-election in 2013. He began his second term on January 21, 2014.[10]
2014 budget and pensions
In February 2015, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson struck down $1.57 billion in cuts from the state’s public pension fund that Christie had previously approved. Christie approved the pension cuts due to low tax revenues in the state, but a group of state and national unions sued, citing a 2011 law that funded New Jersey's pensions fully. Regarding her decision, Jacobson said, "“The court cannot allow the state to simply turn its back on its obligations to New Jersey’s public employees, especially in light of the fact that the state’s failure to make its full payment constitutes a substantial blow to the solvency of the pension funds in violation of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.”[11][12]
In February 2014, Christie gave his annual budget address and stressed the problems facing New Jersey's public pension system.[13] Christie said, “Without additional reforms, New Jersey taxpayers still owe $52 billion to fully fund the pension system."[13] He added that the problem would not disappear on its own, as long-term obligations would most likely continue to increase. Of the $34.4 billion budget, about 94 percent of the new spending was slated to go toward pensions, health benefits for retirees and debt services.[13]
Christie released a "No Pain No Gain" video in July 2014 that "portray[ed] the never-shy Christie as an action hero in the quest for another round of pension reform."[14]
Judicial appointments
As governor, Christie was responsible for appointing judges to New Jersey state courts. In New Jersey, the governor makes a judicial appointment and the nominee must be confirmed by the New Jersey Senate.
A conflict between Christie and Democratic members of the state Senate began in 2010, when Christie did not renominate Justice John Wallace to the New Jersey Supreme Court. It had been common practice for the governor to renominate justices of the Supreme Court at the end of their terms. Wallace would have gained lifetime tenure had he been renominated. Christie pointed to judicial activism as the reason for his decision. Because judicial appointments in New Jersey require the confirmation of the state Senate, Democrats in the Senate were able to block many of Christie's following nominations to the high court. In 2013, Christie also decided not to renominate Justice Helen Hoens.
Christie reached a deal with Democratic Senator Stephen Sweeney to appoint Superior Court Judge Lee A. Solomon to the Supreme Court in exchange for the reappointment of Chief Justice Stuart Rabner on May 21, 2014.
Christie said, "We have had a really vigorous and at times heated discussion about nominations to the Supreme Court over the last four years...Today, we find that common ground with Chief Justice Rabner."[15] Senator Sweeney noted, "We couldn't have come up with a better deal."[15]
Christie had previously nominated Solomon to the high court in 2011, but the nomination was rejected. The compromise was that Solomon's high court nomination would accompany the renomination of Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, who had been at odds with Christie regarding decisions on state housing, school funding and same-sex marriages.
Job creation ranking
A June 2013 analysis by The Business Journals ranked 45 governors based on the annual private sector growth rate in all 50 states using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Christie was ranked number 35. The five governors omitted from the analysis all assumed office in 2013.[16][17]
Medicaid expansion
On February 26, 2013, Christie unveiled a state budget plan calling for New Jersey's participation in the Medicaid expansion program outlined under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, becoming the eighth Republican governor to endorse the law's optional Medicaid provision. Christie insisted that his overall opposition to Obamacare had not wavered despite his support for expanding Medicaid—a move that was projected to extend insurance coverage to as many as 300,000 low-income residents and inject up to $300 million of federal funding into the state.[18][19] During his state budget address, Christie defended his support for broadening Medicaid eligibility for New Jerseyans, stating, "It’s simple. We are putting people first."[20] Medicaid expansion was approved by the state Legislature, and went into effect in 2014.[21]
Firearms regulation
In January 2013, following the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adult staff members, Christie created a bipartisan task force to study the issue of violence, seeking recommendations, not only on firearms regulations, but on a broad range of public safety measures as well. “If we are truly going to take an honest and candid assessment of violence and public safety, we have to look more deeply at the underlying causes of many acts of violence,” Christie explained. The governor did not oppose the state's existing firearms laws, which, he noted, were the second strictest in the nation after California.[22] The task force released a 95-page report in April 2013, issuing recommendations on several state firearms laws, limiting the sale of violent video games, increasing access to outpatient substance abuse clinics, and creating a public awareness campaign aimed at de-stigmatizing mental health issues.[23]
Minimum wage amendment
On January 28, 2013, Christie vetoed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have increased minimum wage by $1, bringing it up to $8.50, within a few weeks of the potential law's enactment. Christie requested that the minimum wage be increased to $8.50, but over the span of two years instead of one year.[24] However, legislators in support of the measure did not agree with Christie's proposal, and turned their efforts to placing the measure on the ballot instead of trying to enact the law immediately through Christie.
In New Jersey, the state legislature must approve a proposed amendment by a supermajority vote of 60 percent, but the same amendment can also qualify for the ballot if successive sessions of the New Jersey State Legislature approve it by a simple majority. Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver (D), the vetoed bill's sponsor, criticized the governor's proposal, saying, "Any proposal that lacks annual adjustments to ensure wages keep pace with the economy is not a real solution. Gov. Christie's callous action leaves us no choice but to send this matter to the voters."[25] Reports suggested that Christie's concern with the bill was its potential impact on the state's economy. The New Jersey Business and Industry Association backed Christie's action and his counter-proposal with the group's vice president, Stefanie Riehl, saying, "Small businesses are struggling in this economy and facing the daunting task of rebuilding after Sandy, and are not in a position to absorb a 17 percent wage increase all at once."[25]
In 2013, voters approved a constitutional amendment to increase New Jersey’s hourly wage to $8.25, with a provision to increase the minimum wage each year based on the Consumer Price Index. On January 1, 2015, the New Jersey minimum wage was increased to $8.38 per hour.[25]
Healthcare exchange
September 21, 2017: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has repeatedly vetoed $7.5 million in annual state funding for family planning services since 2010. According to Politico, groups such as Planned Parenthood claim the cut has led to a rise in sexually transmitted disease rates. But Christie and State Health Commissioner Cathleen Bennett say there is no such correlation.
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On December 6, 2012, Christie vetoed a bill to establish a state-based healthcare exchange under the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare. His decision was based on concerns about the potentially high costs of developing and implementing a New Jersey-specific system. The federal healthcare exchange is an online marketplace for citizens to purchase health insurance and apply to receive federal subsidies. Since Christie and state lawmakers were unable to agree on an alternative by the deadline on December 14, 2012, New Jersey entered the federal program by default.[26] New Jersey was one of 32 states to opt out of a state-based program as of the December 2012 deadline.[27] On February 15, 2013, Christie formally announced that New Jersey would not create its own healthcare exchange, ceding that authority to the federal government.[28]
Hurricane Sandy, approval ratings
Christie's actions as governor in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy were followed by his highest recorded approval ratings as governor. A Quinnipiac University Poll released on November 27, 2012, had Christie's approval rating rising to 72 percent, compared to 56 percent in October and his previous high of 59 percent from April.[29] The day before the poll was released, Christie announced his bid for re-election.[30]
Christie's approval ratings would eventually decrease. After his re-election victory in 2013, Christie's approval ratings declined following lane closures on the George Washington Bridge. In March 2015, his approval rating sunk to 35 percent, at the time his lowest since taking office in 2010.[31] An October 2017 Quinnipiac University poll reported Christie's approval rating at 15 percent.[32]
Stance on Syrian refugee resettlement
- Main article: U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees
After the attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015, many U.S. governors declared their support or opposition to Syrian refugee resettlement in their states. Christie expressed strong opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state of New Jersey. He said:
| “ | I do not trust this administration to effectively vet the people who are supposed to be coming in in order to protect the safety and security of the American people, so I would not permit them in. ... I don't think that orphans under 5 should be admitted to the United States at this point.[33] | ” |
| —Gov. Chris Christie[34] | ||
Attorneys general vacancies and appointments
As of June 2016, Christie had appointed five attorneys general since assuming office in 2010. On June 16, 2016, Christie nominated his former chief counsel Christopher Porrino as attorney general of New Jersey, marking the second officeholder change of the year. The previous attorney general, Robert Lougy, left the post following a nomination by Christie to the New Jersey Superior Court. Christie had appointed several previous attorneys general to loftier posts— he appointed Paula Dow, his first attorney general pick, to the Superior Court in 2012. Dow was replaced by Jeff Chiesa, whom Christie appointed to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat in June 2013. John Hoffman held the seat from that time until March 2016, when he departed to take a position at Rutgers University and Lougy assumed the post.
Hoffman served for nearly three years as acting attorney general without receiving confirmation from the New Jersey State Senate. The Record reported in August 2015 that over 20 percent of appointed officials in the state were serving without the required confirmation from the Senate.[35] Christie and the Democratic-led state legislature had disagreed in the past over appointments, and a seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court was held by a temporary justice from 2010 to 2016 as a result. On August 1, 2016, the State Senate confirmed Porrino in a unanimous vote, making him the first confirmed attorney general to hold the office in over three years.[36]
Elections
2024
Christie announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential primary on June 6, 2023.[2] Christie withdrew from the race on January 10, 2024.[37] Click the links below to read more about the 2024 presidential election:
- Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2024
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2024
- Republican presidential nomination, 2024
2016
Presidency
Christie was a 2016 Republican presidential candidate. He made his campaign official on June 30, 2015.[6] When asked on August 14, 2014, whether he would enter the presidential race in 2016, Christie stated, "I’m thinking about it. It is an enormous decision to make not only for me, but my family. Probably by the end of this year or the beginning of next I’ll decide."[38] In 2012, Christie made visits to key states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.[39] He also appeared at a national fundraising event in New York City on September 23, 2013.[40] At the time of the 2016 election, a total of 17 presidents had previously served as governors.[41]
After placing sixth in the New Hampshire primary, Christie suspended his presidential campaign on February 10, 2016.[7]
2013
Christie announced his bid for re-election as governor on November 26, 2012. He confirmed his candidacy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of New Jersey. The natural disaster provided Christie with an opportunity to demonstrate his leadership skills at a critical point in his term. "I have a job to finish that I never anticipated six weeks ago happening...I just don't believe it would be right for me to leave now," he said of his decision to run for re-election as governor in 2013.[42]
Christie defeated challenger Seth Grossman in the June 4 Republican primary. He then defeated Democratic nominee Barbara Buono in the general election on November 5, 2013.[43][44] The incumbent received 60.5 percent of the general election vote, with the New York Times calling the race for Christie two minutes after the polls closed.[45]
- General
On November 5, 2013, Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno (R) won re-election as Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey. They defeated the Buono/Silva (D), Kaplan/Bell (L), Welzer/Alessandrini (I), Sare/Todd (I), Araujo/Salamanca (I), Schroeder/Moschella (I) and Boss/Thorne (I) ticket(s) in the general election.
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Christie & Kim Guadagno |
60.3% | 1,278,932 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Buono & Milly Silva | 38.2% | 809,978 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Kaplan & Brenda Bell | 0.6% | 12,155 | |
| Independent | Steven Welzer & Patricia Alessandrini | 0.4% | 8,295 | |
| Independent | Diane Sare & Bruce Todd | 0.2% | 3,360 | |
| Independent | William Araujo & Maria Salamanca | 0.2% | 3,300 | |
| Independent | Hank Schroeder & Patricia Moschella | 0.1% | 2,784 | |
| Independent | Jeff Boss & Robert Thorne | 0.1% | 2,062 | |
| Total Votes | 2,120,866 | |||
| Election Results Via: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
- Primary
| Governor of New Jersey Republican Primary Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Chris Christie Incumbent |
91.9% | 205,666 | ||
| Seth Grossman | 8.1% | 18,095 | ||
| Total Votes | 223,761 | |||
| Election results via New Jersey Department of State. | ||||
2009
Christie first won election as Governor of New Jersey in 2009, unseating Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine. Christie ran on a ticket with Kim Guadagno.[46]
| Governor and Lt. Governor of New Jersey, 2009 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno |
48.5% | 1,174,445 | |
| Democratic | Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg Incumbent | 44.9% | 1,087,731 | |
| Independent | Christopher Daggett and Frank Esposito | 5.8% | 139,579 | |
| Independent | Kenneth Kaplan and John Paff | 0.2% | 4,830 | |
| Independent | Gary Steele and Theresa Nevins | 0.1% | 3,585 | |
| Independent | Jason Cullen and Gloria Leustek | 0.1% | 2,869 | |
| Independent | David Meiswinkle and Noelani Musicaro | 0.1% | 2,598 | |
| Independent | Kostas Petris and Kevin Davies | 0.1% | 2,563 | |
| Independent | Gregory Pason and Costantino Rozzo | 0.1% | 2,085 | |
| Independent | Gary Stein and Cynthia Stein | 0.1% | 1,625 | |
| Independent | Joshua Leinsdorf and Ubaldo Figliola | 0% | 1,021 | |
| Independent | Alvin Lindsay, Jr. and Eugene Harley | 0% | 753 | |
| (None) | Personal Choice | 0% | 108 | |
| Total Votes | 2,423,792 | |||
| Election results via New Jersey Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
Christie was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Jersey. Christie was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[47]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Jersey to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected directly by voters in the state primary election on June 7, 2016. Their names appeared on the ballot beneath the candidate they supported. New Jersey delegates were bound on the first ballot at the convention. New Jersey GOP rules in 2016 included a censure rule, stating, "any delegate or alternate allocated and/or committed to a particular candidate by virtue of the results of the June primary election who fails or refuses to act in accordance with their allocation and/or commitment to that candidate as set forth herein shall be subject to censure by the New Jersey Republican State Committee and/or the Country Republican Committees. Censure may include, among other things, being permanently barred from acting as a delegate or alternate to any future National Convention of the Republican Party."
New Jersey primary results
| New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
80.4% | 356,697 | 51 | |
| John Kasich | 13.4% | 59,506 | 0 | |
| Ted Cruz | 6.2% | 27,521 | 0 | |
| Totals | 443,724 | 51 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Jersey had 51 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 36 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 12 congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. The plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[48][49]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[48][49]
Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate
- See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016
Christie was mentioned in 2016 as a possible Republican vice presidential candidate. Click here for the full list of those who were floated by politicians and news outlets as possible running mates.
Donald Trump presidential transition team
Christie was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. Christie began working on the transition as the team's chair but was demoted to vice chair in November 2016 when Vice President Mike Pence took over the chairmanship.[50]
Notable endorsements
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Noteworthy events
Exxon Mobil settlement
In March 2015, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) and Senator Raymond Lesniak (D) blocked Christie’s attempt to settle an 11-year lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. Three prior administrations had pursued the $9 billion environmental contamination lawsuit against Exxon, which Christie had proposed to settle for $250 million. New Jersey's budget at the time allowed the governor to divert money from environmental litigation settlements exceeding $50 million and into the state’s general fund, instead of solely for pollution cleanup programs. This provision expired as of June 30, 2015.
Exxon Mobil allegedly damaged 1,500 acres of land where the company ran oil refineries for decades. Sen. Lesniak filed an official request for all documents related to the settlement. “We have to and we will get to the bottom of this case to determine how $8.9 billion shrunk down to $250 million,” Lesniak said in a statement. “We are going to dig deep and then we will dig deeper to find the truth."[51]
On August 25, 2015, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Michael J. Hogan approved a $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil, noting the difficulty that the state would face in litigating its case and ruling that the settlement was an equitable compromise.[52]
George Washington Bridge lane closures
State employee compensation modifications
Christie sought to pass modifications to state employee compensation during the summer of 2011. Christie and his supporters in the state legislature were able to pass a bill eliminating cost of living adjustments for state employees and suspending collective bargaining regarding healthcare compensation. Twenty-one Democratic legislators — eight senators, including Senate President Stephen Sweeney, and 14 assemblymen — broke ranks with their colleagues to support the governor's reform bill.[53]
A statement from Christie's office said, "These historic reforms bring to an end years of broken promises and fiscal mismanagement by securing the long-term solvency of the pension and benefit systems, while at the same time achieving critical savings for state and local governments. Pension reform alone will provide savings to New Jersey taxpayers of over $120 billion over the next 30 years, and an additional $3.1 billion over the next 10 years from health benefits reform."[54]
Christopher Shelton, an executive at the Communication Workers of America, compared Christie and his supporters to German fascists. Shelton said, "the first thing the Nazis and Adolf Hitler did was go after the unions."[53] The reform bill's Democratic supporters were also criticized by union leaders; at an August meeting of the AFL-CIO labor union, members voted not to endorse Sweeney and Sen. Donald Norcross in their 2012 re-election campaigns.[53]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Observer, "Buono: Together we can create a better New Jersey," June 4, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Chris Christie Formally Enters ’24 Race, as He Takes Square Aim at Trump," June 6, 2023
- ↑ YouTube, "Town Hall with Chris Christie in Windham, New Hampshire," January 10, 2024
- ↑ Governing, "Chris Christie Joins ABC News As Commentator," January 30, 2018
- ↑ The Week, "Why CPAC didn't invite GOP star Chris Christie," February 26, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NJ.com, "WATCH LIVE: Christie kicks off presidential campaign at 11 a.m.," June 30, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 CNN, "Chris Christie suspends campaign, source says," February 10, 2016
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie makes Time's Top 100 most influential list for second time," April 18, 2013
- ↑ National Governors Association, "New Jersey Governor Chris Christie," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Gov. Chris Christie sworn in as poll finds support for presidential bid plunging," January 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, “Chris Christie: ‘No new taxes’ in New Jersey,” February 24, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Judge Overturns NJ Gov Christie Pension Cut," February 23, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 WatchDog.org, "NJ Democrats rule out pension reform despite $52B debt," February 26, 2014
- ↑ Star Ledger, "Chris Christie pension video returns to YouTube, sans The Rock," July 16, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Philly.com, "In deal, Christie renominates Chief Justice Rabner and names Lee Solomon to court," May 22, 2014
- ↑ The Business Journals, "Governors and jobs: How governors rank for job creation in their states," June 27, 2013
- ↑ The Business Journals, "How state governors rank on their job-growth record," June 27, 2013
- ↑ NJ.com, “Gov. Christie to announce expansion of Medicaid in budget speech, sources say,” February 26, 2013
- ↑ Sabato’s Crystal Ball, “2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races,” March 4, 2013
- ↑ Think Progress, "Chris Christie Joins Growing Number Of GOP Governors Accepting Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion,” February 26, 2013
- ↑ Health Insurance.org, "New Jersey and the ACA’s Medicaid expansion," January 12, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Spotlight, "The Politics of Gun Control: Christie Aims for the Center," January 18, 2013
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie violence task force: regulate gun sales, video games," April 10, 2013
- ↑ Philly.com, "Christie conditionally vetoes minimum-wage hike," January 29, 2013
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 NJ.com, “NJ advocacy group says upcoming minimum wage is not enough,” December 29, 2014
- ↑ The Associated Press, "New Jersey Gov. Christie vetoes state-run health exchange bill," December 6, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Most Governors Refuse to Set Up Health Exchanges," December 14, 2012
- ↑ The Star-Ledger, "Christie to let Obama create health insurance exchange," February 15, 2013
- ↑ Quinnipiac University Poll, "Sandy Response Sends New Jersey Gov Approval Sky-High, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Stricter Codes For Shore Rebuilding," November 27, 2012
- ↑ USA Today, "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012
- ↑ New York Daily News, “Free-Falling: Gov. Chris Christie’s approval ratings in N.J. at lowest point ever,” March 3, 2015
- ↑ Quinnipiac University, "Dem has 20-pt Likely Voter Lead in New Jersey Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Huge Gender Gap as Women Back Murphy by 36 Points," October 25, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie: No Syrian refugees, not even 'orphans under age 5,'" November 16, 2015
- ↑ The Record, "Many state appointees never faced N.J. Senate confirmation," August 9, 2015
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie's former chief counsel sworn in as acting attorney general," June 21, 2016
- ↑ YouTube, "Town Hall with Chris Christie in Windham, New Hampshire," January 10, 2024
- ↑ NJ.com, "Chris Christie on 2016 presidential run: 'I’m thinking about it'," August 14, 2014
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Election 2016: A look at possible candidates and who could run in the next presidential race," August 17, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "GOP 2016 hopefuls slated for NYC event," August 26, 2013
- ↑ Center on the American Governor, "The Governors Who Became President: Brief Biographies," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012
- ↑ Politickernj.com, "Christie and Buono wrap yawner primary season," June 4, 2013
- ↑ USA Today, "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "Chris Christie Coasts to 2nd Term as Governor of New Jersey," November 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official tallies: Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, November 3, 2009 - General election," accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ nj.com, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "rollcallvote" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Politico, "Trump advisers steamroll Christie’s transition," November 15, 2016
- ↑ International Business Times, “Chris Christie’s Exxon Settlement to be Blocked by New Jersey Senators,’’ March 3, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "New Jersey’s $225 Million Settlement With Exxon Mobil Is Approved," August 25, 2015
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 NJ.com, "Union leader compares Gov. Christie to Hitler at pension reform protest," June 16, 2011
- ↑ NPR, "Gov. Christie Gets Big Win In New Jersey Over Public Unions," June 24, 2011
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