Chris Christie
Tags: Chris Christie, GOP primary, Jon Corzine, New Jersey Governor, portrait of the day, Sharpe James, sketch of the day

Ball point pen on the morning newsprint
Former US Attorney Chris Christie won a decisive victory against Steve Lonegan in yesterdays New Jersey GOP primary. Christie will be slated against Democratic Governor Jon Corzine in this fall’s gubernatorial election.
Christie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Delaware and a Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. He was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 2001. As prosecutor he won many convictions for corruption including Sharpe James.
