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tocsection-3"><a href="#Political_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Political career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Governor_of_New_Jersey_(2010_-_2018)"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Governor of New Jersey (2010 - 2018)</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#2014_budget_and_pensions"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2014 budget and pensions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Judicial_appointments"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Judicial appointments</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#Job_creation_ranking"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Job creation ranking</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Medicaid_expansion"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Medicaid expansion</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Firearms_regulation"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Firearms regulation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Minimum_wage_amendment"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Minimum wage amendment</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Healthcare_exchange"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Healthcare exchange</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#Hurricane_Sandy,_approval_ratings"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.8</span> <span class="toctext">Hurricane Sandy, approval ratings</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#Stance_on_Syrian_refugee_resettlement"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.9</span> <span class="toctext">Stance on Syrian refugee resettlement</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#Attorneys_general_vacancies_and_appointments"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.10</span> <span class="toctext">Attorneys general vacancies and appointments</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-18"><a href="#Presidency"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidency</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2009"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">2009</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Campaign_finance_summary"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#2016_Republican_National_Convention"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">2016 Republican National Convention</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Delegate_rules"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Delegate rules</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#New_Jersey_primary_results"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey primary results</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Delegate_allocation"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Delegate allocation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Possible_2016_Republican_vice_presidential_candidate"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Donald_Trump_presidential_transition_team,_2016-2017"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Notable_endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Notable endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#Noteworthy_events"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy events</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Exxon_Mobil_settlement"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Exxon Mobil settlement</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-29"><a href="#George_Washington_Bridge_lane_closures"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">George Washington Bridge lane closures</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-30"><a href="#State_employee_compensation_modifications"><span class="tocnumber">8.3</span> <span class="toctext">State employee compensation modifications</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-32"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-33"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><b>Christopher Christie</b> (born September 6, 1962, in <a href="/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a>, <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>) was the <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> 55th <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor</a> of <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. Christie was first elected governor in 2009, defeating Democratic incumbent <a href="/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a> in the general election. Christie won re-election in <a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2013" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013">2013</a> against <a href="/Barbara_Buono" title="Barbara Buono">Barbara Buono</a> (D).<sup id="cite_ref-primary_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-primary-1">[1]</a></sup> He was ineligible to run for re-election in 2017 due to term limits. He was succeeded by <a href="/Phil_Murphy" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a> (D). </p><p>Christie ran in the <a href="/Presidential_candidates,_2024" title="Presidential candidates, 2024">2024 Republican presidential primary</a>. He declared his candidacy on June 6, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Christieannounce_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christieannounce-2">[2]</a></sup> Christie withdrew from the race on January 10, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> <a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign,_2024" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2024">Click here to read more about his presidential campaign.</a> </p><p>In January 2018, Christie joined <i>ABC News</i> as a political contributor.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>Christie was a candidate for the <a href="/Possible_2016_U.S._presidential_candidates" class="mw-redirect" title="Possible 2016 U.S. presidential candidates">Republican 2016 presidential nomination</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> On June 30, 2015, Christie made his announcement at Livingston High School, which he graduated from in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-pres16_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pres16-6">[6]</a></sup> After placing sixth in the <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Hampshire, 2016">New Hampshire primary</a>, Christie suspended his presidential campaign on February 10, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Suspend_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suspend-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <div style="float:right; border:1px solid #FFB81F; margin:3px; background-color:#fff;font-size:80%;padding:3px;text-align:center;width:200px;">Email <a href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org?subject=Bio update for Chris Christie (New Jersey)">editor@ballotpedia.org</a> to notify us of updates to this biography. </div> <p>Christie is a <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> 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. </p><p>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 <a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey's General Assembly</a>. He lost that primary and then lost his re-election bid as a freeholder after Republicans recruited a candidate to run against him. </p><p>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 <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. 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 <i>Time</i> magazine in 2011 and 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h3> <ul><li>B.A., in political science, University of Delaware (1984)</li> <li>J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law (1987)</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_career">Political career</span></h2> <h3><span id="Governor_of_New_Jersey_.282010_-_2018.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor_of_New_Jersey_(2010_-_2018)">Governor of New Jersey (2010 - 2018)</span></h3> <p>Christie was first elected <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor of New Jersey</a> in 2009 and won re-election in 2013. He began his second term on January 21, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_budget_and_pensions">2014 budget and pensions</span></h4> <p>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.”<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p><p>In February 2014, Christie gave his annual budget address and stressed the problems facing <a href="/Public_pensions_in_New_Jersey" title="Public pensions in New Jersey">New Jersey's public pension system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pensions_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pensions-13">[13]</a></sup> Christie said, “Without additional reforms, New Jersey taxpayers still owe $52 billion to fully fund the pension system."<sup id="cite_ref-pensions_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pensions-13">[13]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-pensions_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pensions-13">[13]</a></sup> </p><p>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."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Judicial_appointments">Judicial appointments</span></h4> <p>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 <a href="/New_Jersey_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a>. </p><p>A conflict between Christie and <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> members of the <a href="/New_Jersey_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Senate">state Senate</a> began in 2010, when Christie did not renominate Justice <a href="/John_Wallace" title="John Wallace">John Wallace</a> to the <a href="/New_Jersey_Supreme_Court" title="New Jersey Supreme Court">New Jersey Supreme Court</a>. 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 <a href="/Helen_Hoens" title="Helen Hoens">Helen Hoens</a>. </p><p>Christie reached a deal with <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> Senator <a href="/Stephen_Sweeney" title="Stephen Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a> to appoint Superior Court Judge <a href="/Lee_A._Solomon" title="Lee A. Solomon">Lee A. Solomon</a> to the Supreme Court in exchange for the reappointment of Chief Justice <a href="/Stuart_Rabner" title="Stuart Rabner">Stuart Rabner</a> on May 21, 2014. </p><p>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."<sup id="cite_ref-philly_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philly-15">[15]</a></sup> Senator Sweeney noted, "We couldn't have come up with a better deal."<sup id="cite_ref-philly_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-philly-15">[15]</a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/Stuart_Rabner" title="Stuart Rabner">Stuart Rabner</a>, who had been at odds with Christie regarding decisions on state housing, school funding and same-sex marriages. </p><p><br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Job_creation_ranking">Job creation ranking</span></h4> <p>A June 2013 analysis by <i>The Business Journals</i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Medicaid_expansion">Medicaid expansion</span></h4> <p>On February 26, 2013, Christie unveiled a <a href="/New_Jersey_state_budget_and_finances" title="New Jersey state budget and finances">state budget plan</a> calling for New Jersey's participation in the Medicaid expansion program outlined under the <a href="/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> <a href="/Medicaid" title="Medicaid">Medicaid</a> expansion was approved by the state Legislature, and went into effect in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Firearms_regulation">Firearms regulation</span></h4> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Minimum_wage_amendment">Minimum wage amendment</span></h4> <p>On <a href="/BC#January" class="mw-redirect" title="BC">January 28, 2013</a>, Christie vetoed a <a href="/New_Jersey_Minimum_Wage_Increase_Amendment_(2013)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase Amendment (2013)">proposed constitutional amendment that would have increased minimum wage</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> 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. </p><p>In <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, the state legislature must approve a proposed amendment by a <a href="/Supermajority_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Supermajority vote">supermajority vote</a> of 60 percent, but the same amendment can also qualify for the ballot if successive sessions of the <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Legislature" title="New Jersey State Legislature">New Jersey State Legislature</a> approve it by a simple majority. Assemblywoman <a href="/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> (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."<sup id="cite_ref-enough_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enough-25">[25]</a></sup> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-enough_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enough-25">[25]</a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-enough_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enough-25">[25]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Healthcare_exchange">Healthcare exchange</span></h4> <div style="float:right; width:250px; text-align:center;margin: 10px; border: 1px solid #5e5e5e; background-color:#fbfbfb; padding:10px;"> <div class="verbatim-sidebar-header" style="background-color:#5e5e5e;color:white;width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;"><b><a href="/Verbatim_fact_check:_Did_New_Jersey_family_planning_cuts_increase_STD_rates%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="Verbatim fact check: Did New Jersey family planning cuts increase STD rates?">Did New Jersey family planning cuts increase STD rates?</a></b></div> <p><i>September 21, 2017:</i> 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.<br /> Did the cut to family planning grants lead to increases in New Jersey’s rates of STDs?<br /><br /><b><a href="/Verbatim_fact_check:_Did_New_Jersey_family_planning_cuts_increase_STD_rates%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="Verbatim fact check: Did New Jersey family planning cuts increase STD rates?">Read Ballotpedia's fact check »</a></b> </p> </div> <p>On December 6, 2012, Christie vetoed a bill to establish a state-based healthcare exchange under the <a href="/Obamacare_overview" class="mw-redirect" title="Obamacare overview">Affordable Care Act</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> New Jersey was one of 32 states to opt out of a state-based program as of the December 2012 deadline.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> On February 15, 2013, Christie formally announced that New Jersey would not create its own healthcare exchange, ceding that authority to the federal government.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span id="Hurricane_Sandy.2C_approval_ratings"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Hurricane_Sandy,_approval_ratings">Hurricane Sandy, approval ratings</span></h4> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-quinn12_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quinn12-29">[29]</a></sup> The day before the poll was released, Christie announced his bid for re-election.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> An October 2017 Quinnipiac University poll reported Christie's approval rating at 15 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Stance_on_Syrian_refugee_resettlement">Stance on Syrian refugee resettlement</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/U.S._governors_and_their_responses_to_Syrian_refugees" title="U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees">U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>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 <a href="/U.S._governors_and_their_responses_to_Syrian_refugees" title="U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees">strong opposition</a> to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state of <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. He said: </p> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">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.<sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-33">[33]</a></sup> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—Gov. Chris Christie<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorneys_general_vacancies_and_appointments">Attorneys general vacancies and appointments</span></h4> <p>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 <a href="/Christopher_Porrino" title="Christopher Porrino">Christopher Porrino</a> as <a href="/Attorney_General_of_New_Jersey" title="Attorney General of New Jersey">attorney general</a> of New Jersey, marking the second officeholder change of the year. The previous attorney general, <a href="/Robert_Lougy" title="Robert Lougy">Robert Lougy</a>, left the post following a nomination by Christie to the <a href="/New_Jersey_Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Superior Court">New Jersey Superior Court</a>. Christie had appointed several previous attorneys general to loftier posts— he appointed <a href="/Paula_Dow" title="Paula Dow">Paula Dow</a>, his first attorney general pick, to the Superior Court in 2012. Dow was replaced by <a href="/Jeff_Chiesa" title="Jeff Chiesa">Jeff Chiesa</a>, whom Christie appointed to fill a vacant <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> seat in June 2013. <a href="/John_Hoffman" title="John Hoffman">John Hoffman</a> held the seat from that time until March 2016, when he departed to take a position at Rutgers University and Lougy assumed the post. </p><p>Hoffman served for nearly three years as acting attorney general without receiving confirmation from the <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate" title="New Jersey State Senate">New Jersey State Senate</a>. <i>The Record</i> reported in August 2015 that over 20 percent of appointed officials in the state were serving without the required confirmation from the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> Christie and the Democratic-led <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Legislature" title="New Jersey State Legislature">state legislature</a> had disagreed in the past over appointments, and a seat on the <a href="/New_Jersey_Supreme_Court" title="New Jersey Supreme Court">New Jersey Supreme Court</a> was <a href="#Judicial_appointments">held by a temporary justice</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <p>Christie announced his candidacy for the <a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign,_2024" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2024">2024 Republican presidential primary</a> on June 6, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Christieannounce_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christieannounce-2">[2]</a></sup> Christie withdrew from the race on January 10, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> Click the links below to read more about the 2024 presidential election: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign,_2024" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2024">Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Presidential_candidates,_2024" title="Presidential candidates, 2024">Presidential candidates, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_presidential_nomination,_2024" title="Democratic presidential nomination, 2024">Democratic presidential nomination, 2024</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_presidential_nomination,_2024" title="Republican presidential nomination, 2024">Republican presidential nomination, 2024</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidency">Presidency</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016">Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016</a> and <a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016">Presidential election, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Christie was a <a href="/Republican_presidential_candidates,_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican presidential candidates, 2016">2016 Republican presidential candidate</a>. He made his campaign official on June 30, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-pres16_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pres16-6">[6]</a></sup> 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."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> In 2012, Christie made visits to key states, including <a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> and <a href="/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dailynews_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailynews-39">[39]</a></sup> He also appeared at a national fundraising event in New York City on September 23, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-hopefuls_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hopefuls-40">[40]</a></sup> At the time of the 2016 election, a total of 17 presidents had previously served as governors.<sup id="cite_ref-governors_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-governors-41">[41]</a></sup> </p><p>After placing sixth in the <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Hampshire, 2016">New Hampshire primary</a>, Christie suspended his presidential campaign on February 10, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Suspend_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suspend-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2013" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013">New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013</a></i></dd></dl> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> </p><p>Christie defeated challenger <a href="/Seth_Grossman" title="Seth Grossman">Seth Grossman</a> in the June 4 <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> primary. He then defeated <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> nominee <a href="/Barbara_Buono" title="Barbara Buono">Barbara Buono</a> in the general election on November 5, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-politicker_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-politicker-43">[43]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> The incumbent received 60.5 percent of the general election vote, with the <i>New York Times</i> calling the race for Christie two minutes after the polls closed.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>General</b></li></ul> <p>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. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey, 2013</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Chris Christie & Kim Guadagno</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">60.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,278,932</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Barbara Buono & Milly Silva </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">38.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">809,978</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Kenneth Kaplan & Brenda Bell </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">12,155</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Steven Welzer & Patricia Alessandrini </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">8,295</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Diane Sare & Bruce Todd </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,360</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> William Araujo & Maria Salamanca </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,300</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Hank Schroeder & Patricia Moschella </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,784</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jeff Boss & Robert Thorne </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,062</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,120,866</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5">Election Results Via: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-general-election-results-governor.pdf">New Jersey Department of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Primary</b></li></ul> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="60%" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:red;text-align:center" colspan="3"><b>Governor of New Jersey Republican Primary Election, 2013</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="325px" style="color:white;background-color:#666;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:#666;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="125px" style="color:white;background-color:#666;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Chris Christie</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">91.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">205,666</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Seth Grossman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">8.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">18,095</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>223,761</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-primary-results-governor.pdf">New Jersey Department of State</a>. </i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2009">2009</span></h3> <p>Christie first won election as <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a> in 2009, unseating <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> incumbent <a href="/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a>. Christie ran on a ticket with <a href="/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="60%" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Governor and Lt. Governor of New Jersey, 2009</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">48.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,174,445</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">44.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,087,731</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Christopher Daggett and Frank Esposito </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">5.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">139,579</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Kenneth Kaplan and John Paff </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">4,830</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Gary Steele and Theresa Nevins </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,585</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Jason Cullen and Gloria Leustek </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,869</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> David Meiswinkle and Noelani Musicaro </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,598</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Kostas Petris and Kevin Davies </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,563</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Gregory Pason and Costantino Rozzo </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,085</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Gary Stein and Cynthia Stein </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,625</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Joshua Leinsdorf and Ubaldo Figliola </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,021</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#bbb;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Independent </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Alvin Lindsay, Jr. and Eugene Harley </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">753</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">(None) </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Personal Choice </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">108</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,423,792</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140203204516/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2009-official-general-election-gov-lt-gov-tallies-120109.pdf">New Jersey Secretary of State</a></i></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_finance_summary">Campaign finance summary</span></h2> <style>.cf_bp_logo {width: 35px !important;}</style><hr /><p><img class="cf_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /><i>Note: The finance data shown here comes from the 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Click <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_campaign_finance_laws_and_regulations" title="Federal campaign finance laws and regulations">here</a> for more on federal campaign finance law and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_campaign_finance_information" title="State campaign finance information">here</a> for more on state campaign finance law.</i></p><hr /><div class="widget-table-container widget-pagination" style="max-width: 950px; padding-top:10px"><table data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="5" id="cf_summary_8552" class="table table-responsive table-hover bp-table"><caption style="text-align:center">Chris Christie campaign contribution history </caption><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Office</th><th>Status</th><th>Contributions</th><th>Expenditures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="Year">2024* </td><td data-cell="Office">President of the United States</td><td data-cell="Status">Withdrew convention</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$7,628,635</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $7,577,093 </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2013</td><td data-cell="Office">New Jersey Governor</td><td data-cell="Status">Won </td><td data-cell="Contributions">$12,167,240</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> N/A** </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2009</td><td data-cell="Office">New Jersey Governor</td><td data-cell="Status">Won </td><td data-cell="Contributions">$16,258,326</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> N/A** </td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr style="background-color: transparent;"><td colspan="3" class="data-cell-empty">Grand total</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$36,054,201</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $7,577,093</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-bottom : hidden!important;padding: 0"><span>Sources: <i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.opensecrets.org">OpenSecrets</a>,  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fec.gov/data/">Federal Elections Commission</a> <small>***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).</small></i></span></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>* Data from this year may not be complete</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>Note: Totals above reflect only available data.</i></td></tr></tfoot></table><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navcf_summary_8552"></nav></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_Republican_National_Convention">2016 Republican National Convention</span></h2> <p>Christie was <a href="/Types_of_delegates" title="Types of delegates">an at-large delegate</a> to the <a href="/Republican_National_Convention,_2016" title="Republican National Convention, 2016">2016 Republican National Convention</a> from <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Jersey, 2016">New Jersey</a>. Christie was one of 51 delegates from New Jersey bound by state party rules to support <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016">Donald Trump</a> at the convention.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Delegate_rules">Delegate rules</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/RNC_delegate_guidelines_from_New_Jersey,_2016" title="RNC delegate guidelines from New Jersey, 2016">RNC delegate guidelines from New Jersey, 2016</a> and <a href="/Republican_delegates_from_New_Jersey,_2016" title="Republican delegates from New Jersey, 2016">Republican delegates from New Jersey, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Delegates from New Jersey to the <a href="/Republican_National_Convention,_2016" title="Republican National Convention, 2016">2016 Republican National Convention</a> were elected directly by voters in the <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Jersey, 2016">state primary election</a> 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." </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey_primary_results">New Jersey primary results</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Jersey,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Jersey, 2016">Presidential election in New Jersey, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="500px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:red;text-align:center" colspan="4"><b>New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Delegates</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Donald Trump</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">80.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">356,697</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">51</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> John Kasich </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">13.4%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">59,506</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Ted Cruz </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">6.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">27,521</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">0</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Totals</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>443,724</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>51</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-jersey">The New York Times</a></i> <i></i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Delegate_allocation">Delegate allocation</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Republican_National_Convention,_2016" title="Republican National Convention, 2016">Republican National Convention, 2016</a> and <a href="/2016_presidential_nominations:_calendar_and_delegate_rules" title="2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules">2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="floatright"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="RNC logo 2015.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/7f/RNC_logo_2015.png/150px-RNC_logo_2015.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="67" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/7/7f/RNC_logo_2015.png/225px-RNC_logo_2015.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/7/7f/RNC_logo_2015.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="115" /></a></div> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-rncreport_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rncreport-48">[48]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rollcallvote_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollcallvote-49">[49]</a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-rncreport_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rncreport-48">[48]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rollcallvote_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollcallvote-49">[49]</a></sup> </p> <table align="center" style="margin-top:.2em; text-align:left;width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><iframe width="686.5" height="424.4843916666666" seamless frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14fZBFS57H9cjrzUCfhqF84pnP7IMQt2Gjun3vwPVSUY/pubchart?oid=468836772&format=interactive"></iframe></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Possible_2016_Republican_vice_presidential_candidate">Possible 2016 Republican vice presidential candidate</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Possible_vice_presidential_picks,_2016" title="Possible vice presidential picks, 2016">Possible vice presidential picks, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Christie was mentioned in 2016 as a <a href="/Possible_vice_presidential_picks,_2016#Republican_candidates" title="Possible vice presidential picks, 2016">possible Republican vice presidential candidate.</a> <a href="/Possible_vice_presidential_picks,_2016" title="Possible vice presidential picks, 2016">Click here</a> for the full list of those who were floated by politicians and news outlets as possible running mates. </p> <h2><span id="Donald_Trump_presidential_transition_team.2C_2016-2017"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Donald_Trump_presidential_transition_team,_2016-2017">Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_transition_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald Trump presidential transition team">Donald Trump presidential transition team</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Christie was a member of <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>'s presidential transition team in his first presidential term. 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 <a href="/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> took over the chairmanship.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_endorsements">Notable endorsements</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Our_approach_to_covering_endorsements" title="Ballotpedia:Our approach to covering endorsements">Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's <a href="/Ballotpedia:Scope" target="_blank">coverage scope</a>.</p><div class="widget-table-container "><table id="endorsementsByEndorserCTable6326" class="table bp-table widget-table sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Notable candidate endorsements by Chris Christie </caption><thead><tr><th>Endorsee</th><th>Election</th><th>Stage</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Kemp">Brian Kemp</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/a-trio-of-gop-governors-will-rally-for-brian-kemp/WWAVI24K7BEHHPZ7UOZXEHIN6E/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2022">Governor of Georgia (2022) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Rice_(South_Carolina)">Tom Rice</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/tom-rice-honored-by-former-new-jersey-gov-chris-christies-support/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina's_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2022">U.S. House South Carolina District 7 (2022) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost Primary</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pat_McCrory">Pat McCrory</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://abc11.com/2022-senate-race-nc-north-carolina-gop/11437887/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina,_2022">U.S. Senate North Carolina (2022) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost Primary</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump">Donald Trump</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/02/26/chris-christie-endorses-donald-trump/?_r=0&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2016">President of the United States (2016) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mitt_Romney">Mitt Romney</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/christie-endorses-romney-ahead-of-gop-debate" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td>President of the United States (2012) </td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost General</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_events"><a href="/Noteworthy_events" title="Noteworthy events">Noteworthy events</a></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Exxon_Mobil_settlement">Exxon Mobil settlement</span></h3> <p>In March 2015, <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate" title="New Jersey State Senate">New Jersey Senate President</a> <a href="/Steve_Sweeney" title="Steve Sweeney">Steve Sweeney</a> (D) and <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate" title="New Jersey State Senate">Senator</a> <a href="/Raymond_Lesniak" title="Raymond Lesniak">Raymond Lesniak</a> (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. </p><p>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."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> </p><p>On August 25, 2015, <a href="/New_Jersey_Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Superior Court">New Jersey Superior Court</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="George_Washington_Bridge_lane_closures">George Washington Bridge lane closures</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Lane_closure_investigation_in_Fort_Lee,_New_Jersey_(%22Bridgegate%22)" title="Lane closure investigation in Fort Lee, New Jersey ("Bridgegate")">Lane closure investigation in Fort Lee, New Jersey ("Bridgegate")</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;"> <b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>In September 2013, aides to <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">New Jersey Governor</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chris Christie</a> (R) allegedly conspired to close lanes of traffic on the George Washington Bridge, resulting in four days of gridlock for the town of Fort Lee, New Jersey. The lane closures were allegedly set up in retribution against Fort Lee's mayor, who had refused to endorse Christie's <a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013">2013 re-election bid</a>.</li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>David Wildstein, a senior representative at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and a Christie appointee, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud in January 2015. Christie's former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and former Port Authority deputy executive director—also a Christie appointee—were indicted in April 2015; their trial began on September 19, 2016.</li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Federal prosecutors claimed that Christie became aware of the closures on the third day and shielded those responsible in order to protect his <a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016">2016 presidential bid</a>.</li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Christie maintained that he was unaware of the lane closures until after the fact and told reporters he was confident he would be absolved of any wrongdoing.</li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li><b>On May 7, 2020, the <a href="/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> unanimously reversed the federal fraud convictions against Kelly and Baroni.</b></li></div></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_employee_compensation_modifications">State employee compensation modifications</span></h3> <p>Christie sought to pass modifications to state employee compensation during the summer of 2011. Christie and his supporters in the <a href="/New_Jersey_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Legislature">state legislature</a> were able to pass a bill eliminating cost of living adjustments for state employees and suspending collective bargaining regarding healthcare compensation. Twenty-one <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> legislators — eight <a href="/New_Jersey_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Senate">senators</a>, including <a href="/New_Jersey_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Senate">Senate</a> President <a href="/Stephen_Sweeney" title="Stephen Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a>, and 14 <a href="/New_Jersey_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Assembly">assemblymen</a> — broke ranks with their colleagues to support the <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor's</a> reform bill.<sup id="cite_ref-njcomp_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njcomp-53">[53]</a></sup> </p><p>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."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> </p><p>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."<sup id="cite_ref-njcomp_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njcomp-53">[53]</a></sup> The reform bill's <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> supporters <a href="/NJ_labor_unions_take_revenge_on_erstwhile_Dem_allies" title="NJ labor unions take revenge on erstwhile Dem allies">were also criticized by union leaders;</a> at an August meeting of the AFL-CIO labor union, members voted not to endorse Sweeney and <a href="/New_Jersey_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Senate">Sen.</a> <a href="/Donald_Norcross" title="Donald Norcross">Donald Norcross</a> in their 2012 re-election campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-njcomp_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njcomp-53">[53]</a></sup> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span 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target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.twitter.com/chrischristie">Christie's campaign on <b>Twitter</b></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/christiefornj">Christie's campaign on <b>Facebook</b></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ChristieforNJ?feature=watch">Christie's campaign on <b>YouTube</b></a></li></ul> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li>Social media: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.facebook.com/GovChrisChristie">Facebook</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://twitter.com/GovChristie">Twitter</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GovChristie">YouTube</a></li></ul></li> <li>Biographies: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nndb.com/people/316/000166815">NNDB</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/111064">Project Vote Smart</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Christie">Wikipedia</a></li></ul></li> <li>Executive actions: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/111064">Project Vote Smart</a></li></ul></li> <li>Fact-checking: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politifact.com/personalities/chris-christie">PolitiFact</a></li></ul></li> <li>Interest group ratings: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/111064">Project Vote Smart</a></li></ul></li> <li>Issue positions: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Chris_Christie.htm">On The Issues</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/111064">Project Vote Smart</a></li></ul></li> <li>Public statements: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/111064">Project Vote Smart</a></li></ul></li> <li>Media appearances: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2665166">IMDb</a></li></ul></li> <li>Media coverage: <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/christopher_j_christie/index.html"><i>New York Times</i></a></li></ul></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-primary-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-primary_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://observer.com/2013/06/buono-together-we-can-create-a-better-new-jersey/"><i>Observer</i>, "Buono: Together we can create a better New Jersey," June 4, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Christieannounce-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Christieannounce_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Christieannounce_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/us/politics/chris-christie-2024-presidential-candidate.html"><i>The New York Times</i>, "Chris Christie Formally Enters ’24 Race, as He Takes Square Aim at Trump," June 6, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PesSQScr0CE&ab_channel=ChrisChristie"><i>YouTube</i>, "Town Hall with Chris Christie in Windham, New Hampshire," January 10, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-chris-christie-abc-news.html"><i>Governing</i>, "Chris Christie Joins ABC News As Commentator," January 30, 2018</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://theweek.com/article/index/240571/why-cpac-didnt-invite-gop-star-chris-christie?.tsrc=attcf"><i>The Week</i>, "Why CPAC didn't invite GOP star Chris Christie," February 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pres16-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pres16_6-0">6.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pres16_6-1">6.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/wach_live_christie_kicks_off_presidential_campaign.html#incart_river"><i>NJ.com</i>, "WATCH LIVE: Christie kicks off presidential campaign at 11 a.m.," June 30, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Suspend-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Suspend_7-0">7.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Suspend_7-1">7.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/politics/chris-christie-2016-election/index.html"><i>CNN</i>, "Chris Christie suspends campaign, source says," February 10, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/christie_sandy_ginjer_time.html#incart_river"><i>NJ.com,</i> "Christie makes Time's Top 100 most influential list for second time," April 18, 2013</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nga.org/governor/christopher-christie/"><i>National Governors Association</i>, "New Jersey Governor Chris Christie," accessed July 8, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scandal-tested-gov-chris-christie-sworn-article-1.1586241"><i>New York Daily News,</i> "Gov. Chris Christie sworn in as poll finds support for presidential bid plunging," January 21, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/chris-christie-budget-new-jersey-115453.html"><i>Politico,</i> “Chris Christie: ‘No new taxes’ in New Jersey,” February 24, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/judge-overturns-nj-gov-christie-pension-cut-115435.html"><i>Politico,</i> "Judge Overturns NJ Gov Christie Pension Cut," February 23, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pensions-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pensions_13-0">13.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pensions_13-1">13.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pensions_13-2">13.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141102005606/http://watchdog.org/130137/nj-pension-reform/"><i>WatchDog.org</i>, "NJ Democrats rule out pension reform despite $52B debt," February 26, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/07/christie_pension_video_returns_to_youtube_sans_the_rock.html"><i>Star Ledger</i>, "Chris Christie pension video returns to YouTube, sans The Rock," July 16, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-philly-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-philly_15-0">15.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-philly_15-1">15.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20140522_Christie_to_renominate_Rabner_to_state_Supreme_Court.html"><i>Philly.com,</i> "In deal, Christie renominates Chief Justice Rabner and names Lee Solomon to court," May 22, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/on-numbers/scott-thomas/2013/06/north-dakota-governor-wins-top-honors.html"><i>The Business Journals,</i> "Governors and jobs: How governors rank for job creation in their states," June 27, 2013</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/on-numbers/scott-thomas/2013/06/governors-ranked-by-private-sector-job.html"><i>The Business Journals,</i> "How state governors rank on their job-growth record," June 27, 2013</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/christie_budget_details.html"><i>NJ.com,</i> “Gov. Christie to announce expansion of Medicaid in budget speech, sources say,” February 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130316134344/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2014-governor/"><i>Sabato’s Crystal Ball,</i> “2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races,” March 4, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130414023018/http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/02/26/1642121/chris-christie-medicaid/?mobile=nc"><i>Think Progress</i>, "Chris Christie Joins Growing Number Of GOP Governors Accepting Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion,” February 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.healthinsurance.org/new-jersey-medicaid/"><i>Health Insurance.org</i>, "New Jersey and the ACA’s Medicaid expansion," January 12, 2017</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/13/01/18/the-politics-of-gun-control-christie-aims-for-the-center/"><i>New Jersey Spotlight,</i> "The Politics of Gun Control: Christie Aims for the Center," January 18, 2013</a> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/violence_task_force_created_by.html"><i>NJ.com,</i> "Christie violence task force: regulate gun sales, video games," April 10, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130129_Christie_conditionally_vetoes_minimum-wage_hike.html"><i>Philly.com</i>, "Christie conditionally vetoes minimum-wage hike," January 29, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-enough-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-enough_25-0">25.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-enough_25-1">25.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-enough_25-2">25.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/nj_advocacy_group_says_upcoming_minimum_wage_increase_is_not_enough.html"><i>NJ.com,</i> “NJ advocacy group says upcoming minimum wage is not enough,” December 29, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/06/new-jersey-gov-christie-vetoes-state-run-health-exchange-bill/"><i>The Associated Press,</i> "New Jersey Gov. Christie vetoes state-run health exchange bill," December 6, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/us/most-states-miss-deadline-to-set-up-health-exchanges.html?_r=0"><i>The New York Times</i>, "Most Governors Refuse to Set Up Health Exchanges," December 14, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/christie_to_let_obama_create_h.html"><i>The Star-Ledger</i>, "Christie to let Obama create health insurance exchange," February 15, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quinn12-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-quinn12_29-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121128074415/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-centers/polling-institute/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=1818"><i>Quinnipiac University Poll,</i> "Sandy Response Sends New Jersey Gov Approval Sky-High, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Stricter Codes For Shore Rebuilding," November 27, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/26/new-jersey-governor-christie-re-election/1727763/"><i>USA Today,</i> "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/christie-approval-ratings-n-lowest-point-article-1.2135752"><i>New York Daily News,</i> “Free-Falling: Gov. Chris Christie’s approval ratings in N.J. at lowest point ever,” March 3, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181111084725/https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/nj/nj10252017_N73wpxm.pdf/"><i>Quinnipiac University</i>, "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</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quotedisclaimer-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_33-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/christie_reverses_earlier_call_to_accept_syrian_re_1.html"><i>NJ.com</i>, "Christie: No Syrian refugees, not even 'orphans under age 5,'" November 16, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160630033223/http://www.northjersey.com/news/many-state-appointees-never-faced-n-j-senate-confirmation-1.1389584?page=all"><i>The Record,</i> "Many state appointees never faced N.J. Senate confirmation," August 9, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-36">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/christies_former_chief_counsel_sworn_in_as_acting.html"><i>NJ.com,</i> "Christie's former chief counsel sworn in as acting attorney general," June 21, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-37">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PesSQScr0CE&ab_channel=ChrisChristie"><i>YouTube</i>, "Town Hall with Chris Christie in Windham, New Hampshire," January 10, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/08/chris_christie_on_2016_presidential_run_im_thinking_about_it.html#incart_river"><i>NJ.com</i>, "Chris Christie on 2016 presidential run: 'I’m thinking about it'," August 14, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dailynews-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-dailynews_39-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/election-2016-closer-candidates-article-1.1429652"><i>New York Daily News</i>, "Election 2016: A look at possible candidates and who could run in the next presidential race," August 17, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hopefuls-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-hopefuls_40-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/gop-16-hopefuls-slated-for-nyc-event-95905.html#ixzz2dHJgP74Q"><i>Politico</i>, "GOP 2016 hopefuls slated for NYC event," August 26, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-governors-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-governors_41-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://governors.rutgers.edu/usgov/documents/GovernorsWhoBecamePresident_Biographies.pdf"><i>Center on the American Governor</i>, "The Governors Who Became President: Brief Biographies," accessed October 30, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-42">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/26/new-jersey-governor-christie-re-election/1727763/"><i>USA Today,</i> "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-politicker-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-politicker_43-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130611025957/http://www.politickernj.com/66116/christie-and-buono-wrap-yawner-primary-season"><i>Politickernj.com,</i> "Christie and Buono wrap yawner primary season," June 4, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-44">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/26/new-jersey-governor-christie-re-election/1727763/"><i>USA Today,</i> "New Jersey Governor Christie announces re-election bid," November 27, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-45">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/nyregion/chris-christie-re-elected-governor-of-new-jersey.html"><i>New York Times,</i> "Chris Christie Coasts to 2nd Term as Governor of New Jersey," November 5, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-46">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-official-general-election-gov-lt-gov-tallies-120109.pdf"><i>New Jersey Department of State,</i> "Official tallies: Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, November 3, 2009 - General election," accessed April 20, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-47">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/christie_leads_trumps_nj_delegate_slate.html"><i>nj.com</i>, "Trump's N.J. delegate slate includes Chris Christie and son," accessed June 28, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rncreport-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-rncreport_48-0">48.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-rncreport_48-1">48.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/documents/2016%20PRESIDENTIAL%20NOMINATING%20PROCESS%20BOOK_1443803140.pdf"><i>Republican National Committee</i>, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rollcallvote-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-rollcallvote_49-0">49.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-rollcallvote_49-1">49.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/politics/republican-convention-delegate-count/"><i>CNN.com</i>, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016</a> <span class="error mw-ext-cite-error" lang="en" dir="ltr">Cite error: Invalid <code><ref></code> tag; name "rollcallvote" defined multiple times with different content</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-50">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-christie-transition-231390"><i>Politico</i>, "Trump advisers steamroll Christie’s transition," November 15, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-51">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/chris-christies-exxon-settlement-be-blocked-new-jersey-senators-1835190"><i>International Business Times,</i> “Chris Christie’s Exxon Settlement to be Blocked by New Jersey Senators,’’ March 3, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-52">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/nyregion/new-jerseys-225-million-settlement-with-exxon-mobil-is-approved.html"><i>The New York Times</i>, "New Jersey’s $225 Million Settlement With Exxon Mobil Is Approved," August 25, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-njcomp-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-njcomp_53-0">53.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-njcomp_53-1">53.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-njcomp_53-2">53.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/union_leader_compares_gov_chri.html"><i>NJ.com</i>, "Union leader compares Gov. Christie to Hitler at pension reform protest," June 16, 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-54">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2011/06/24/137391252/gov-christie-gets-big-win-in-new-jersey-over-public-unions"><i>NPR</i>, "Gov. Christie Gets Big Win In New Jersey Over Public Unions," June 24, 2011</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="background: #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1">Preceded by<br /><b><a href="/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a> (D)</b> </td> <td width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b><a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a></b><br />2010-2018 </td> <td width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<br /><b><a href="/Phil_Murphy_(New_Jersey)" title="Phil Murphy (New Jersey)">Phil Murphy</a> (D)</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:2016_state_executive_election" title="Template:2016 state executive election"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:2016_state_executive_election&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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