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Christopher James Christie (born September 6,
1962) is an American politician, former federal prosecutor, and political
commentator who served as the 55th
Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. During his governorship, he
chaired the
Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission in 2017. Christie became an
ABC News
contributor in 2018 after leaving office.
Christie was born in
Newark and raised in
Livingston. He volunteered for
Thomas
Kean's gubernatorial campaign at age 15. After graduating in 1984 from the
University of Delaware, he earned a
J.D. at
Seton Hall. He practiced law from 1987 to 2002. He was elected
county freeholder (legislator) for
Morris County, serving 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, a position he held from 2002 to 2008.
Christie chaired the
Republican Governors Association for the 2014 election cycle.[13]
On June 30, 2015, he announced
his candidacy for the
Republican nomination in the
2016 presidential election. He suspended his candidacy on February 10, 2016,[14][15][16][17][18][19]
and soon after endorsed
Donald
Trump, who named him head of his
transition planning team.[20]
Christie was strongly considered to be Trump's
running mate but was not chosen. Soon after the election, Christie was
replaced on the transition team by
Mike Pence,
as were three of Christie's associates.[21][22][23]
He chaired the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission in 2017 after being appointed by
Trump.[24][25]
He has been considered for numerous positions in
Donald
Trump's cabinet.
Christie won the 2009 Republican primary for
Governor of New Jersey, defeating the incumbent
Jon
Corzine in the
general election. During his first term, he was credited with cutting
spending, capping property tax growth, and was praised for his response to and
recovery efforts after
Hurricane Sandy, and was
re-elected by a wide margin in 2013.[1]
Christie is a
moderate Republican relative to the national GOP.[2][3]
After the start of his second term as governor, Christie's standing was damaged
by the
Fort Lee lane closure scandal.[4][5][6][7][8]
Since then, he has ranked among the least popular governors in the United
States; for example, a September 2016 poll found that he was the third least
popular governor in the country, with an approval rating of 29%.[9]
By June 2017, he was found to have an approval rating of 15%, the lowest
recorded for any New Jersey governor.[10][11]
As of July 2017, his disapproval rating of 69% was the highest of all governors
in the nation.[12]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie
-- 2016 --
February 26: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
endorses Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, saying he has the
best chance of beating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in November's
election.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/86032779-157.html
July 22: Political
conventions used to be celebratory affairs. But in Cleveland this week, the most
reliable source of good cheer has been Republicans’ collective fantasy of
putting Hillary Clinton behind bars.
First there were the ritualized chants of “lock her up.” Then, leading Trump
surrogate (and former federal prosecutor) Gov. Chris Christie used his podium
time to conduct a mock show trial, leading a call-and-response to delighted
cries of “guilty!” The next day, a Trump delegate and adviser said that the
presumptive Democratic nominee for president — a former secretary of state,
senator, and first lady (whom the FBI declined to charge with any crime after a
long investigation into her email practices) — “should be put in the firing line
and shot for treason.” The best Trump’s spokeswoman could muster was that “we
don’t agree with his comments” while reaffirming that “we’re incredibly grateful
for his support.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/22/the-republican-lock-her-up-chants-were-disturbing-they-were-also-inevitable/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a9eabda49774
August 17:
Trump Casinos’ Tax Debt Was $30 Million. Then Christie Took Office.
By the time Chris Christie became governor of New Jersey, the state’s
auditors and lawyers had been battling for several years to collect long-overdue
taxes owed by the casinos founded by his friend Donald J. Trump.
The total, with interest, had grown to almost $30 million. The state had
doggedly pursued the matter through two of the casinos’ bankruptcy cases and
even accused the company led by Mr. Trump of filing false reports with state
casino regulators about the amount of taxes it had paid.
But the year after Governor Christie, a Republican, took office, the tone of the
litigation shifted. The state entertained settlement offers. And in December
2011, after six years in court, the state agreed to accept just $5 million,
roughly 17 cents on the dollar of what auditors said the casinos owed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/trump-chris-christie-casinos.html
-- 2017 --
January 5: How Donald Trump totally
destroyed Chris Christie
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/05/donald-trumps-utter-decimation-of-chris-christie/?utm_term=.f624eb036548
-- 2018 --
October 2: Chris Christie on early Trump
problems: ‘I probably could have prevented 75 percent of them’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/chris-christie-explains-donald-trump/2018/09/28/9f053f0c-b21e-11e8-aed9-001309990777_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.23c26de66439
November 8: Trump considering Chris Christie
for attorney general
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-chris-christie-jared-kushner-feud-20181108.html
December 9:
Former New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie said Sunday that President Trump should be worried about
prosecutors linking him to his former attorney Michael Cohen's criminal
activities.
"You're not totally clear," Christie said on ABC's "This Week."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chris-christie-trump-not-totally-clear-of-legal-jeopardy
December 14: Trump reportedly close to
picking Chris Christie in 'reality TV' hunt for new chief of staff
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-looking-at-chris-christie-for-chief-of-staff-reports-2018-12
December 14: Christie takes himself out of
running for White House chief of staff
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/14/politics/chris-christie-donald-trump-chief-of-staff/index.html
December 23: Chris Christie compares Trump
to 'a 72-year-old relative' who always thinks they're right
https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-christie-compares-trump-to-stubborn-elderly-relative-2018-12
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