Jon Corzine

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Jon Stevens Corzine
Jon Corzine
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 17, 2006
Preceded by Richard Codey
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006
Preceded by Frank Lautenberg
Succeeded by Robert Menendez
Born January 1, 1947 (1947-01-01) (age 61)
Taylorville, Illinois
Political party Democratic
Spouse Joanne Dougherty Corzine (1969-2003) (divorced)
Profession Financial executive
Religion United Church of Christ[1]

Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as Governor. Prior to his political career, Corzine was Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. He resides at Drumthwacket, the New Jersey Governor's official residence in Princeton, and also maintains a private permanent residence in Hoboken.[2]

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[edit] Early years and education

Corzine was born in central Illinois to Nancy June Hedrick and Roy Allen Corzine; his surname originates from The Netherlands.[3] He grew up on a small family farm in Willey Station, Illinois and near Taylorville. After completing high school at Taylorville High School,[4] where had been the football quarterback and basketball captain,[5] he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his undergraduate degree, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and graduated in 1969, earning Phi Beta Kappa honors. While in college, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and he served until 1975, attaining the rank of sergeant. In 1970 he enrolled in the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, from which he received a Master of Business Administration degree in 1973, launching him into his business career.

[edit] Marriage and divorce

He married his high school sweetheart, Joanne Dougherty, in 1969 at the age of 22,[4] and their 33-year marriage produced three children: Jennifer, Josh, and Jeffrey. The couple separated in 2002 and were divorced in November 2003. In November of 2005, Dougherty told The New York Times that Corzine "let his family down, and he'll probably let New Jersey down, too." This quote was co-opted by gubernatorial opponent Doug Forrester for use in a campaign advertisement.[6][7] Forrester later came under fire for using the quote because of its inherently personal nature.

Corzine had lived with his wife in Summit. After their separation, Corzine moved to an apartment in Hoboken, in the same building as Eli Manning and Jesse Palmer.[8] For more than two years Corzine was romantically involved with Carla Katz, president of Local 1034 of the Communications Workers of America. Their relationship and the financial settlement Katz received after their breakup garnered media attention and led to criticism of potential conflicts of interest in labor negotiations while Corzine served as governor.[9]

[edit] Business career

His first experience in business was in the Bond Department at Continental-Illinois National Bank in Chicago where, starting in 1970, he worked as a portfolio analyst while attending the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business at night.[5][10] He then moved to BancOhio National Bank, a regional bank in Columbus, Ohio that was acquired by National City Bank. He worked there until 1975 when he moved his family to New Jersey. There he was hired as a bond trader for Goldman Sachs. Over the years, he worked his way up to Chairman and CEO of the company in 1994 and successfully converted the investment firm from a private partnership to a worldwide publicly traded corporation. He received numerous awards and recognition for his job including being named one of Time magazine's Top 50 Technology Executives in 1997.[citation needed] Being a Democrat, Corzine also chaired a presidential commission for Bill Clinton and served on the U.S. Treasury Department's borrowing committee.[11]

[edit] Entry into politics

After being forced from Goldman Sachs in January 1999, Corzine campaigned for one of New Jersey's Senate seats after Frank Lautenberg announced his retirement. Corzine was elected to the Senate by a four percent margin over his Republican opponent Bob Franks in the November 2000 election and was sworn into the Senate in January 2001. He spent over $62 million of his own money on his campaign, the most expensive Senate campaign in U.S. history — over $33 million of this was spent on the primary election alone, where he defeated former Governor James Florio 58%-42%.[12][13]

During Corzine's campaign for the Senate, voters first became acquainted with his sense of humor. When introduced to a man who happened to have an Italian name and said he was in the construction business Corzine quipped: “Oh, you make cement shoes!" according to Emanuel Alfano, chairman of the Italian-American One Voice Committee. Alfano also reported that when introduced to a lawyer named David Stein, Corzine said: "He's not Italian, is he? Oh, I guess he's your Jewish lawyer who is here to get the rest of you out of jail." [14]

Corzine denied mentioning religion, but did not deny the quip about Italians, claiming that some of his own ancestors were probably Italian. [15] or maybe French. [16]

[edit] Senate career

In the Senate, Corzine was a member of the Committees on Banking, Intelligence, the Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources. He co-authored the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a piece of legislation designed to crack down on corporate malfeasance. He was a supporter of introducing legislation that reforms the 401(k) plan to minimize the risk of investment portfolios. He was a sponsor of the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, which expands health care coverage for children and pregnant women. Corzine supported providing a two-year tax break to victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to help them recover financially and help grant citizenship to victims that were legal resident aliens. He supported tighter gun control laws, outlawing racial profiling, and subsidies for Amtrak. He was also the chief sponsor, along with U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, of the Darfur Accountability Act, which would apply sanctions on the Sudanese government and create a framework for addressing the genocide occurring in the Darfur region. He was also one of 23 senators to vote against the Iraq War Resolution. Corzine also was the prime sponsor, along with U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, of a federal version of John's Law, in memory of Navy Ensign John R. Elliott of New Jersey, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who was killed by a drunken driver. The legislation provides federal highway safety grant incentives to encourage states to impound the cars of DUI suspects.


Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.

[edit] Campaign for governor

Main article: New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005

Corzine's candidacy for Governor, like his prior run for the U.S. Senate, broke all prior spending records. The combined expenditures for Corzine's run for the Senate and Governorship exceeded $100 million.

Corzine won his campaign for the post of Governor of New Jersey with 54% of the vote. Republican nominee Doug Forrester, a businessman and a former Mayor of West Windsor Township, in Mercer County, won 43%. Corzine received 1,224,493 votes to Forrester's 985,235. A total of 80,277 votes, or 3%, were scattered among other candidates.

Corzine won 13 of New Jersey's 21 counties: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic, Salem, and Union. Corzine won the three most populous counties (Bergen, Essex, and Middlesex), five of the top six, and seven of the top nine.

[edit] Governor

[edit] Shutdown of state government

Main article: 2006 New Jersey State Government shutdown

Corzine, in attempting to pass the 2007 fiscal year budget, came into conflict with fellow state Democrats in the New Jersey General Assembly, particularly over the proposed increase of the state's sales tax from 6% to 7%. Corzine stated that he would not accept a budget that did not include the sales tax increase. After the legislature failed to pass Governor Corzine's budget by the midnight deadline of July 1, 2006, he signed an executive order[17] that immediately closed down all non-essential state government services, such as road construction projects. Legislators failed to resolve the situation by July 4 and casinos, among other governmentally-regulated industries, closed their doors at 8:00 am on July 5.[18] Governor Corzine called the shutdown "deplorable," though he refused to negotiate with legislators and accept alternate plans that did not increase the sales tax. It is estimated that the state lost several millions of dollars of revenue every day the casinos remained closed. Some surmised the casino closure was an effort to encourage reluctant South Jersey legislators to break the impasse.[3].

After six days of the New Jersey state government being shut down Corzine and Assembly Democrats reached an agreement on the state budget. The compromise raised the state sales tax from 6% to 7% with half of the 1% increase going to the state budget and the other half going to property tax relief. On July 8, 2006, the $30 billion dollar state budget, with the sales tax agreement, passed both houses and Governor Corzine signed the budget into law ending the budget impasse.[19][20]

[edit] Appointments

[edit] U.S. Senate replacement

Corzine continued to serve in the U.S. Senate while running for Governor, which ensured that he could resign from the Senate and appoint a successor if he won, and allow him to retain his Senate seat if he lost.

Initial speculation was that he would appoint a Democrat from one of the congressional districts in New Jersey, such as Congressmen Rob Andrews, Rush Holt, or Frank Pallone. Governor Richard Codey had also been touted, though on November 23, 2005, he announced that he was not interested in pursuing the seat. On December 9, 2005, Corzine named U.S. Rep. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, to succeed him.[21]

[edit] Nomination of State Attorney General

One of Corzine's first nominations was that of Zulima Farber as New Jersey Attorney General. Farber had been nominated to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court by former Governor James E. McGreevey who resigned in August 2004 amidst a plethora of scandals, but McGreevey withdrew the nomination after learning that Farber had bench warrants issued for her arrest due to numerous motor vehicle infractions.[22] Despite criticism, Corzine nominated her as Attorney General. She served for approximately seven months until an ethics investigation concluded that she had improperly influenced local police in Fairview, New Jersey who had stopped her boyfriend Hamlet Gore for a driving with a suspended license and an expired vehicle registration (NY Times, 8/15/06, Laura Manserus & David W. Chen). Corzine insisted he did not ask for Farber's resignation (NY Times 8/15/06, Laura Manserus & David W. Chen).[23]

[edit] UMDNJ Board

On February 9, 2006, after many scandals regarding financial mishandling had emerged at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Corzine nominated Robert Del Tufo, the former Attorney General of New Jersey and U.S. Attorney, as chairman of the board of trustees. Corzine also nominated Oliver Quinn, Prudential Financial's vice president and chief ethics officer, as vice chairman of the board.[24]

[edit] Abolition of capital punishment

Corzine, a death penalty opponent,[25] as Governor supported and presided over abolition of the capital punishment in New Jersey and replacing it with life imprisonment. After the legislature passed this and he signed it into law, New Jersey became the first state to legislatively eliminate capital punishment since 1965.[26]

Just before the enactment of the new law, he commuted the death sentences of all death row inmates to life in prison[27]. This decision raised some controversy.

[edit] Polling data and approval

After taking office in January of 2006, Corzine's approval numbers were low for a new governor. Many polls seemed to indicate that much of this negative polling was a direct result of the 2006 New Jersey State Government shutdown. An April 26, 2006, poll from Quinnipiac University Polling Institute showed Corzine at a 35% approval with a 42% disapproval.[28] A February 28, 2007, poll from Quinnipiac University Polling Institute showed Corzine at 50% approval with 34% disapproval.[29] With a release of a controversial plan to decrease the state's budget deficit, his approval rating fell to 40% in January, 2008.[30] In conjunction with this fall in approval rating, an initiative to recall the Governor was started.[31]

[edit] Motorcade accident

On April 12, 2007, the Governor's two-car motorcade was involved in an accident on the Garden State Parkway near Galloway Township. Corzine, a state trooper, Secretary of Education Rosenberg and an aide were all injured in the accident. The Governor, who was riding in the front passenger seat, was not wearing a seat belt.[32] Subsequent investigation by the New Jersey State Police determined that the SUV was traveling in excess of 90 MPH (147 km/h) in a 65 MPH (105 km/h) zone when the collision occurred.[33] Corzine and the state trooper were flown by helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, a Level I trauma center, while the Governor's aide was taken by ambulance to Atlantic City Medical Center. Neither the state trooper nor the Governor's aide were found to be seriously injured. However, Corzine suffered numerous broken bones, including an open fracture of the left femur, 11 broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken collarbone, and a fractured lower vertebra. He also received a large cut on his face that required repair by a plastic surgeon. Governor Corzine was traveling from a meeting with the New Jersey Conference of Mayors being held in Atlantic City to his official residence in Princeton to meet with radio personality Don Imus and the Rutgers Women's Basketball Team when the accident occurred.[34]

On April 23, 2007, Corzine was upgraded from critical to stable condition at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.[35] Corzine had been unable to speak due to the presence of a breathing tube in his throat and remained under heavy sedation (in addition to being on antibiotics to prevent potential infection of the wound on his leg). Due to Corzine's inability to perform his duties as Governor, in accordance with the New Jersey State Constitution, New Jersey Senate President Richard Codey assumed the Acting Governorship from April 12 until May 7, 2007. An amendment to the New Jersey constitution to create a Lieutenant Governor position — who would become the governor's designated successor in the event of a vacancy — was approved by the voters in 2005, but that position will not be filled until 2010.[36]

The accident occurred when the Governor's SUV was driving at 91 mph (146 km/h). on the leftmost lane of the highway with its emergency lights flashing. A red pickup truck swerved and another vehicle swerved to avoid the pickup truck and hit the car containing the Governor. Corzine's vehicle spun and hit the guardrail on the highway. There is some suggestion that the red pickup truck was attempting to avoid the Governor's SUV when it suddenly changed direction. The New Jersey State Police reviewed roadside camera recordings and E-ZPass records to track down the driver of the red pickup truck. The driver was identified, but was not charged with any violation for his involvement in the accident.[37] A New York Times interactive graphic based on NJ State Trooper reports shows Corzine's vehicle being struck in the right front corner, sliding off the road, and striking a guardrail.[38]

Corzine's chief of staff Tom Shea said he did not believe the governor had been wearing his seat belt. Friends of the governor have long said that they have rarely seen him wear one.[39] "If he was not, he certainly should have been", Shea said, "and we would encourage the state police to issue a citation". When asked why the state trooper who was driving would not have asked Corzine to put on his seat belt, Shea said the governor was "not always amenable to suggestion".[40] The Superintendent of State Police has also noted that the trooper could be charged in connection with the accident if it is determined that the crash was preventable.

Corzine was released from the hospital on April 30, 2007.[41] He recuperated at the Governor's Mansion in Princeton, which had been modified (at Corzine's own expense) to include both equipment that Corzine will need as part of his recovery as well as a videoconferencing center to allow him to communicate with New Jersey legislators.[42] Shortly after his release from the hospital, it was reported by New York Post columnist Leonard Greene that the Governor's motorcade, while traveling on Interstate 295 en route to Drumthwacket, was clocked by unnamed non-police motorists at a speed of 70 MPH while in a 55 MPH zone.[43]

Corzine issued a public apology and voluntarily paid a $46 ticket for not wearing a seatbelt.[44]. Corzine shot a public service announcement, opening with the blunt statement "I’m New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, and I should be dead."[45]

[edit] Controversy

[edit] Gifts

In September 2007, Corzine admitted that he had given $15,000 to Rocco Riccio, a former state employee who had been fired, supposedly for snooping in income tax returns for political purposes, and was also the brother-in-law of Corzine’s former mistress, Carla Katz, president of the Communications Workers of America Local 1034, [46], which bargains on behalf of many state employees.[47]

Corzine had already given Katz cash to buy a $1.1 million condominium, set up a trust to educate her children, provided a 2005 Volvo sport utility vehicle, and forgiven a $470,000 loan, so that she could buy her former husband’s share in their house in Hunterdon County after her relationship with Corzine ended in 2004.[48]

[edit] Toll Hike Plan

On January 8, 2008, Corzine announced a plan to raise some $38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new, nominally private, off-the-balance-sheet entity that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50% plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010, after he is safely reelected or out of office.[49],[50]

Corzine vowed to get that plan through the state legislature by March, but held off for nearly a month before releasing the details.[51] Upon learing how the plan would work, New Jersey residents railed against it, comparing it to using one credit card to pay off another, pointing out that it would create hardship for commuters, and noting that it would actually increase the state's $32 billion debt.[52],[53], [54]

[edit] Arrest of a Political Opponent

On January 19, 2008, Middle Township, NJ police arrested former Bogota, NJ mayor Steve Lonegan and a radio personality for leading 10 picketers in a protest against Governor Corzine’s toll hike plan in front of a school in Cape May County NJ. [55], [56]

The mayor of Middle Township explained that police had acted at the behest of Corzine staffers, but Corzine denied that, and the township police pointed to school officials, who in turn cited “event security guidelines issued by the New Jersey State Police.” The State Police promised to investigate.[57],[58] State Senate minority leader Thomas Kean Jr called for an investigation by the Attorney General.[59]

Less than two weeks later, Corzine was publicly joking about Lonegan's arrest at a January 31 dinner in Washington, D.C. "Frankly, we can only raise so much by forcing Steve Lonegan to put up bail," quipped Corzine. [60]. The Middle Township Police Department issued a formal apology to Lonegan for the wrongful arrest.

[edit] State Cabinet

[edit] Electoral history

New Jersey U.S. Senate Election 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jon Corzine 1,479,988 50.1
Republican Bob Franks 1,383,474 47.1
New Jersey Gubernatorial Election 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jon Corzine 1,224,551 53.5
Republican Doug Forrester 985,271 43.0

[edit] See also

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ “Jon Corzine”, StateLawyers.com, <http://www.statelawyers.com/Governors/Governor_Detail.cfm/StateID:30>. Retrieved on 17 February 2008 
  2. ^ Baldwin, Tom. "Corzine's condition upgraded to stable: Spokesman says he won't try to govern from hospital bed", Asbury Park Press, April 24, 2007, accessed April 26, 2007. "It's not clear where Corzine will reside once he is able to leave the hospital — at a rehabilitation center, his Hoboken condominium or Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion in Princeton Township."
  3. ^ 1
  4. ^ a b Gohlke, Josh. "Corzine's success had humble beginning", The Record (Bergen County), September 18, 2005. Accessed May 25, 2007. "Taylorville is the sort of town where one faces an early choice between staying or leaving, and Corzine is a dramatic example of the latter. His links to the place have only dwindled further in recent years with the deaths of a close friend and his last local relative, as well as his 2003 divorce from his wife, Joanne, whom he dated at Taylorville High School."
  5. ^ a b Gov. Jon Corzine in Critical Condition. Illinois Review (2007-04-13). Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
  6. ^ Collins, Gail "Private lives in public", International Herald Tribune, November 17, 2005, accessed April 14, 2007. "This year's prime exhibit was New Jersey, where Senator Jon Corzine scored a decisive win against his Republican opponent in the governor's race, Douglas Forrester, despite a last-minute barrage of attack ads in which Corzine's ex-wife was quoted as declaring that unlike Forrester, 'Jon did let his family down, and he'll probably let New Jersey down, too.'"
  7. ^ Slutsky, Carolyn and Zanoni, Carla. "Corzine Wins New Jersey Governorship After Long, Ugly Campaign", The Columbia Journalist, November 7, 2005, accessed April 14, 2007. "Last Wednesday, in a statement to The New York Times, Mrs. Corzine said, “When I saw the campaign ad where Andrea Forrester said, ‘Doug never let his family down and he won’t let New Jersey down,’ all I could think was that Jon did let his family down, and he’ll probably let New Jersey down, too.” Forrester had first vowed not to use the remarks against Corzine, but by the next day his camp had released a somber television ad with white words set against a black screen, quoting her verbatim."
  8. ^ Kocieniewski, Davis; and McGeehan, Patrick. "Corzine's Mix: Bold Ambitions, Rough Edges", The New York Times, November 2, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2008. "But within a year, he had left his wife and the stately New Jersey house in Summit where they had raised their three children. He moved to a Hoboken apartment building that was also home to the Giants quarterbacks Eli Manning and Jesse Palmer, who also starred in the reality series 'The Bachelor.'"
  9. ^ "Romance Over, Union Chief Has Corzine's Number", The New York Times, May 23, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2008.
  10. ^ About the Governor. State of New Jersey (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
  11. ^ Endlich LJ.(1999) Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success, p221, Knopf, ISBN 978-0679450801
  12. ^ Richman, Josh. "Self-funded candidates say it's worth every cent", Oakland Tribune, June 5, 2006. Accessed September 2, 2007. "His [Michael Huffington's] $30 million campaign -- including more than three times the previous record for television ad buys -- was the costliest in U.S. Senate history until New Jersey Democrat Jon Corzine spent $62.7 million of his own money in 2000."
  13. ^ Cook, Charlie. "In New Jersey, Past Is Not Necessarily Prologue", Cook Political Report, June 20, 2000. Accessed September 2, 2007. "By the time the June 6 Senate primary in New Jersey rolled around, former Goldman Sachs Co-Chairman Jon Corzine had spent a record shattering $34 million in his successful quest for the Democratic nomination. He defeated former Gov. Jim Florio, who was hampered by high negative ratings and lackluster fundraising, 58-42 percent."
  14. ^ David M. Halbfinger, “Corzine Assailed for Joke About Italian-Americans,” New York Times, March 30, 2000
  15. ^ Steve Adubato [1]“Good Faith Politics.” Accessed June 3, 2008
  16. ^ Iver Peterson, “Around Jon Corzine's Roots, a Casual Indifference to Ethnicity,” New York Times, April 9, 2000
  17. ^ Governor Corzine Signs Executive Order for Orderly Shutdown of Government Operations, press release dated July 1, 2006.
  18. ^ Atlantic City casinos forced to close: Budget standoff in N.J. halts gambling; parks and beaches affected, MarketWatch, July 5, 2006.
  19. ^ Corzine, Lawmakers Agree to End Budget Impasse, Raise Sales Tax, Bloomberg L.P., July 6, 2006.
  20. ^ Governor Signs $30B New Jersey Budget, Forbes.com, July 8, 2006.
  21. ^ Sources: Menendez tapped for U.S. Senate seat, CNN.com, December 7, 2005.
  22. ^ Aaron, Lawrence. " Give credit to Corzine for early choices", The Record (Bergen County), January 18, 2006, accessed April 29, 2007. "Former Gov. James McGreevey hastily withdrew her nomination to the state Supreme Court after revelations of 4 bench warrants for her arrest, 12 speeding tickets and 3 Driver's License suspensions (The NY Times, "NJ Attorney General Quits" 8/15/04, Laura Mansnerus & David W. Chen) and unpaid traffic fines."
  23. ^ Salazar, Carolyn, et al. " Stung by ethics report, Farber is out", The Record (Bergen County), August 16, 2006, accessed April 29, 2007.
  24. ^ May-16-06 Governor Names New UMDNJ Board Members, press release dated May 16, 2006, accessed April 29, 2007. "These are Governor Corzine’s fourth and fifth nominations to the UMDNJ Board of Trustees; he previously nominated Robert Del Tufo, Oliver Quinn and Harold Shapiro to the Board, and designated Del Tufo to serve as Chairman."
  25. ^ Jon Corzine on Crime
  26. ^ Executions News and Developments: 2007
  27. ^ Clemency
  28. ^ NJ Budget Problems End Corzine's Honeymoon, Quinnipiac University New Jersey Poll Finds; Raise State Taxes, Not Local Taxes, Voters Say 3-1, press release dated April 26, 2006.
  29. ^ February 28, 2007 — New Jersey Governor's Approval Inches Up To New High, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Concern For Property Tax Also At New High, Quinnipiac University, released February 28, 2007, accessed April 14, 2007.
  30. ^ [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--poll-corzine0116jan16,0,7387322.story Decreasing approval rating, January 16, 2008
  31. ^ Recall Corzine Now
  32. ^ Corzine 'not wearing seatbelt' in crash, MSNBC, 14 April 2007.
  33. ^ Police: Corzine's SUV Was Going Roughly 91 MPH Before Crash, Fox News, 17 April 2007.
  34. ^ NJ Gov. Corzine involved in serious auto accident, 12 April 2007.
  35. ^ Corzine upgraded to stable condition; moved out of ICU, Courier News, April 23, 2007.
  36. ^ Cooper, Michael. "Crash Adds Uncertainty to New Jersey Politics", The New York Times, April 15, 2007, accessed April 19, 2007. "New Jersey voters agreed in 2005 to create the position of a lieutenant governor who would serve if a governor stepped down or could not serve, but the position will not be created until 2009."
  37. ^ Gohlke, Josh; Nussbaum, Alex; and Young, Elise. "Driver not charged in Corzine crash", The Record (Bergen County), 14 April 2007. Accessed April 16, 2007. "The driver of the red Ford pickup — located Friday night after an intensive 24-hour search — was not issued any summonses.... State police investigators located Potts at 8 p.m. Friday, using information from the Little Egg Harbor Township police, E-ZPass data and footage from tollbooth traffic cameras."
  38. ^ Events Leading to the Accident, The New York Times, April 13, 2007. Adobe Flash interactive graphic.
  39. ^ Corzine Facing Severe Hurdles in Intensive Care, New York Times, 14 April 2007.
  40. ^ Aides: Corzine Not Wearing Seat Belt, WPVI, 13 April 2007.
  41. ^ "Tearful Corzine released from hospital, asks N.J. to forgive behavior", Press of Atlantic City, April 30, 2007.
  42. ^ Chen, David W. "Corzine to Make Early Exit From Hospital Monday", The New York Times, April 30, 2007.
  43. ^ Greene, Leonard. "'Speedy' Recovery: Corzine Van Does 70 MPH Going Home", New York Post, May 1, 2007. Accessed May 1, 2007. "Motorists in vehicles traveling behind the governor's six-car caravan on Interstate 295 clocked Corzine at 70 mph."
  44. ^ Moroz, Jennifer "Corzine asks for seat-belt fine, gets it", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2, 2007. Accessed May 3, 2007.
  45. ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAwOVyujTR0 "I’m New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, and I should be dead. Corzine’s public service announcement promoting seat belt use."
  46. ^ http://www.cwa1034.org/
  47. ^ Trymaine Lee, “Corzine Gave Money To Relative Of Friend,” September 3, 2007
  48. ^ “Romance Over, Union Chief Has Corzine’s Number,” New York Times, May 23, 2007
  49. ^ Robert Schwaneberg, “Corzine seeks higher tolls, state spending freeze to reduce debt,” Star Ledger, January 9, 2008.
  50. ^ David W. Chen and Ken Belson, “Corzine Proposes Steep Rise in Tolls,” New York Times, January 9, 2008.
  51. ^ http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/3382
  52. ^ Robert Schwaneberg, [http://www.nj.com/southjersey/index.ssf/2008/02/leading_democrat_all_gop_legis.html “Leading Democrat, all GOP legislators reject Corzine toll plan,” South Jersey News Online, February 7, 2008].
  53. ^ Steve Lonegan, "AFP analysis of the Corzine Toll Hike Plan,"March 3, 2008
  54. ^ “Poll finds majority don't like Corzine budget plan,” The Associated Press, March 10, 2008.
  55. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-I44jfy49g
  56. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tndAy9k8-oQ&NR=1
  57. ^ Deborah Howlett and Josh Margolin, “Corzine denies role in arrest,” Star Ledger, January 22, 2008.
  58. ^ Josh Margolin, “State police to investigate Lonegan arrest at Corzine meeting,” Star Ledger, January 24, 2008.
  59. ^ [2]
  60. ^ Josh Margolin and Susan K. Livio, “Toll Plan Fuels Chamber’s Train Of Thought,” Star Ledger, February 1, 2008.
  61. ^ State of New Jersey: Office of the Governor | Cabinet. Accessed June 7, 2008.

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Class 1: Elmer • Rutherfurd • Davenport • Schureman • Ogden • Condit • Lambert • Wilson • Southard • McIlvaine • Bateman • Dickerson • Southard • W. Dayton • R. Stockton • Thomson • Field • J. Wall • Wright • F. T. Frelinghuysen • J. Stockton • Randolph • Sewell • Blodgett • J. Smith • J. Kean • Martine • J. Frelinghuysen • Edwards • H. Kean • Moore • Milton • Barbour • Walsh • H. Smith • Williams • Brady • Lautenberg • Corzine • Menendez
Class 2: Paterson • Dickinson • F. Frelinghuysen • Richard Stockton • J. Dayton • Kitchell • Condit • Dickerson • T. Frelinghuysen • G. Wall • Miller • Wright • Ten Eyck • J. Stockton • Catell • F. T. Frelinghuysen • McPherson • Sewell • Dryden • Briggs • Hughes • Baird • Edge • Baird, Jr. • Morrow • Barbour • Smathers • Hawkes • Hendrickson • Case • Bradley • Torricelli • Lautenberg

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NAME Corzine, Jon Stevens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION New Jersey politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Taylorville, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH