Chris Christie Biography
Chris Christie is a former federal prosecutor and former governor of New Jersey who served from 2010 to 2018.
Chris Christie Age
Christie is 59 years old as of 2021. He was born Christopher James Christie on 6 September 1962 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Chris Christie Height
Christie stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.8m).
Chris Christie Family
Christie was born to Wilbur James “Bill” Christie, a certified public accountant who graduated from Rutgers Business School, and Sondra A. (née Grasso), a telephone receptionist. His mother is of Italian (Sicilian) background, while his father is German, Scottish, and Irish. Following the 1967 Newark riots, Christie’s family relocated to Livingston, New Jersey, where he remained until graduating from Livingston High School in 1980.
Christie was born to a Republican father and a Democratic mother. His Democratic-leaning mother is credited with inadvertently turning him Republican by urging him to volunteer for Tom Kean, the governor candidate who became his role model. After the politician, then a state representative talked to Christie’s junior high school class, Christie became intrigued by him.
Chris Christie Education
Christie earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Delaware in 1984, where he also served as president of the student body. In 1987, he received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. In December 1987, he was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey Bar. In 2010, he received honorary doctorates from Rutgers University and Monmouth University.
Chris Christie Weight Loss
Christie of New Jersey rose to become one of the country’s most powerful politicians practically despite his size, dismissing critics who said his girth precluded him from higher office as “crazy” and “irresponsible.”
Mr. Christie, like several other overweight politicians before him, has begun a serious weight-loss attempt at a time when his sights are set on the presidency. He announced on Tuesday that he had undergone weight loss surgery three months ago, claiming that “a whole bunch of other things” had failed. He’s currently down 40 pounds. Surgical procedures have become more popular as the country’s obesity issue has grown. Banding and its riskier precursor, gastric bypass surgery, are two of the most prevalent surgical procedures for those looking to lose weight.
Mr. Christie joins a long list of popular personalities who have turned to surgery when diet and exercise have failed, including New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, whom Mr. Christie consulted before the surgery, New York Representative Jerrold Nadler, and TV weatherman Al Roker.
Chris Christie Net Worth
Christie has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Chris Christie Lawyer
Christie joined the Cranford, New Jersey legal office of Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci in 1987. He became a partner in the firm in 1993. Christie’s areas of expertise included securities law, appellate practice, election law, and government relations. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association, as well as the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Election Law Committee. Christie was a registered statehouse lobbyist for Dughi and Hewit from 1999 to 2001.
Chris Christie Political Party
On November 3, 2009, Christie was elected Governor of New Jersey. He defeated Jon Corzine by a margin of 49 percent to 45 percent, with independent candidate Chris Daggett receiving 6% of the vote. Christie submitted papers to run for a second term in office in November 2012. Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey signed legislation reducing payroll taxes and reducing public employee pensions. During his tenure, New Jersey’s credit rating was reduced nine times, leaving only Illinois with a poorer credit rating among US states.
Christie enacted legislation in 2013 that restructured the state’s business tax incentive schemes. Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey has approved a $33 billion state budget that includes a record $1.7 billion payment to the state’s pension system as well as a nearly $100 million increase in school financing. Christie decreased contributions to New Jersey public employee pension funds by approximately $2.5 billion during a 14-month period in May 2014. He’s been accused of underfunding school systems and meddling in local school board elections. He believes that parents who send their children to private and parochial schools should receive tax rebates.
Chris Christie Abortion
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey has indicated that he opposes abortion but will not “push it down people’s throats.” In circumstances of rape, incest, or if the woman’s life is in jeopardy, he favors legal abortion access. He supports limits such as a prohibition on “partial-birth abortion,” parental notification, and a 24-hour waiting time.
Christie claimed in 2014, when campaigning in Alabama for incumbent governor Robert Bentley, that he was the state’s first “pro-life governor” since Roe v. Wade in 1973. He further claimed that as governor, he had vetoed funds for Planned Parenthood five times. Christie, along with other prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates, endorsed a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in March 2015. Christie admitted to using birth control methods other than the rhythm technique on August 4, 2015.
Chris Christie Hurricane Sandy
The US Senate passed a $60.4 billion aid package for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief on December 28, 2012. The House did not vote until January 3, the next session. Christie blasted House Speaker John Boehner and the rest of the House Republican leadership for the delay, calling it “selfish and duplicitous.” On January 15, the House of Representatives passed a relief bill.
Christie allegedly made state awards of Hurricane Sandy relief monies to New Jersey localities conditional on support for other projects, according to claims filed by the US Department of Justice in 2014.
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