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Chris Christie
Managing Partner - 55th Governor of New Jersey
Chris Christie was inaugurated as the 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey on January 19, 2010. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in November of 2013 and served two terms as Governor.
He was a Republican candidate for President in both 2016 and 2024.
Governor Christie was elected Chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2014, leading the organization to the election of 31 Republican Governors.
In 2017, President Donald J. Trump appointed Governor Christie as Chairman of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The Commission issued a final report on November 1, 2017.
As Governor, he was the lead plaintiff in challenging the federal prohibition on sports gambling. His six-year fight concluded with a win before the U.S. Supreme Court in May of 2018.
Prior to his service as Governor, he was nominated by President George W. Bush and he served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from January 2002 to December 2008.
In 2019, he authored The New York Times best seller, Let Me Finish, about his life and his candidacy for President. In 2021, he authored Republican Rescue, dealing with his prescription for the future of the national GOP. In February 2024, he released his third book, What Would Reagan Do?, about Reagan’s leadership.
Governor Christie serves as a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs in New Haven, Connecticut.
He is the Managing Member of the Christie Law Firm and Christie 55 Solutions, LLC in Morristown, NJ.
Governor Christie also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Mets, appointed by owner Steve Cohen, Pacira Pharmaceuticals in Parsippany, NJ, Tenneco Automotive, Northville, MI and Saker Holdings in Middletown, NJ.
Governor Christie also serves a Senior Political and Legal Contributor for ABC News.
Governor Christie graduated in 1984 from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in Political Science. He graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987 with a Juris Doctor degree.
Governor Christie married his wife Mary Pat in 1986. They have four children: Andrew, Sarah Anne, Patrick and Bridget. They currently reside in Mendham and Bay Head, New Jersey.