Last updated on January 2nd, 2019 at 09:28 am
Chris Christie is an American politician. He is a former federal prosecutor and political commentator. From 2010 to 2018, he served as Governor of New Jersey. He was the 55th Governor of New Jersey.
The Early Life of Chris Christie
Christie was born on September 6, 1962, in Newark, New Jersey. His father’s name is Wilbur James Christie and his mother’s name is Sondra A. His father used to work as a certified public accountant and his mother used to work as a telephone receptionist. After the 1967 Newark riots, he moved to Livingston, New Jersey with his family and lived there. In 1980, he graduated from Livingston High School. He played the role of class captain and played catcher for the baseball team at Livingston High School. In 1984, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Delaware and in 1987; he graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law with a J.D. He was awarded honorary doctorate degrees by Rutgers University and Monmouth University in 2010.
In the Career of Chris Christie
Chris Christie joined the Law firm of Dughi, Hewit, and Palatucii in 1987. He specialized in security law, election law, and government affairs appellate practice. His political career began in Morris County. He was a moderate Republican there. He became the lobbyist for energy companies in 1988. In 2011, he was nominated to serve as United States Attorney for New Jersey by George W. Bush. In January 2009, he filed papers to run for Governor after working for 6 years in the United States Attorney’s office.
Later, n June 2016, he announced that he would be running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In early 2016, he came in the 6th position and eventually ended his presidential run. He announced that Donald Trump would become the president in that election later in February 2016. Later, he left the office in 2017 after low approval ratings in his final years of office. Since January 29, 2018, he has been the political contributor to ABC News.
A controversy of Chris Christie
Christie has faced many controversies in his career and one of his recent controversies is due to his visit to the beach on the Fourth of July. Due to the State’s government shut down the beach was closed to the public. Lending about $50000 aide for his campaign and reckless driving he had been accused of using inflated cost estimates.
Personal Life &
Net Worth of Chris Christie
Chris Christie is happily married to Mary Pat Foster on March 8, 1986. She was a fellow student while he was at the University of Delaware. The couples have 4 children; 2 sons and 2 daughters. They are happy together as there is no news about family conflict. They stay together in Mendham, Township.
He has not revealed how much he earns in a year. His estimated net worth is $4 million at present.
Facts about Chris Christie
- Christie is the follower of Roman Catholic religion.
- He is interested in sports and his favorite teams are the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, and Dallas Cowboys.
- His role model is Tom Kean.
