Jon Corzine
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Lame-duck Legislature stalling on gay marriageChristie, a practicing Catholic, has said he would veto a gay marriage bill. Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine, a socially liberal Democrat, has said he would sign such a bill. A poll released last week showed that New Jerseyans narrowly... In this article: Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Unemployment, Loretta Weinberg, Associated Press, and Barbara Buono |
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New Jersey On-Line | 2 days ago
Gov. Corzine signs nearly two dozen bills into law
TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine signed nearly two dozen bills into law Friday, including measures that restrict the marketing of credit cards at colleges, allow the state to invest cash and pension funds with New Jersey banks, and create...
In this article: Tax, New Jersey, Unemployment, Louis Greenwald, Anthony Chiappone, Lisa Jackson, and Sandra Cunningham
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CBS | 4 days ago
Corzine, Christie Speak At N.J. Event
...N.J. Event A copy was sent to your e-mail address Nov 19, 2009 10:00 pm US/Eastern Corzine, Christie Speak At N.J. Event Gov. Jon Corzine (l) and Gov.-Elect Chris Christie (r) talk while attending the Blue Mass inside the Cathedral...
In this article: Chris Christie, New Jersey, E mail, Tax, and Atlantic City
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AP Online | 4 days ago
NJ governor-elect: Expect no fiscal miracles
...Christie told about 450 municipal and state officials in Atlantic City for the League of Municipalities convention this week. Gov. Jon Corzine, who lost his re-election bid this month as the state's economy continued to sputter, said...
In this article: Chris Christie, New Jersey, Tax, and Atlantic City
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The Bergen Record | 5 days ago
Corzine and Christie to address NJ town officials today
ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey's municipal leaders will hear two views of the state's state of affairs Thursday. Gov. Jon Corzine and Gov.-elect Chris Christie are set to speak to hundreds of officials at the League of Municipalities...
In this article: Chris Christie, New Jersey, and Atlantic City
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Gov. Corzine declares state of emergency in counties hit by nor'easter
...Star-LedgerRough surf kept the shores of Monmouth beach closed Saturday Tropical Storm Ida headed out to sea. TRENTON -- Gov. Jon Corzine today declared a state of emergency in six New Jersey counties slammed by a nor'easter made from...
In this article: Nor'easter, Cape May County, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and New Jersey
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N.J. Gov. Corzine makes first public appearance with Gov.-elect Christie, vows smooth transition
...is in talks to take over Bank of America, and kept the door open for his future plans. But Gov. Jon Corzine left most questions unanswered today as he made his first public appearance since Nov. 3, when voters dealt him defeat in favor of...
In this article: Chris Christie, New Jersey, BusinessWeek, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Caribbean
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | November 05, 2009
How Corzine failed to connect
...capital to face an increasingly angry and anxious electorate. "Nobody was going to cut any slack for Jon Corzine, because there was a simple sense that he doesn't understand what a middle-class New Jersey taxpayer goes through," said...
In this article: Jon S. Corzine, Recession, New Jersey, Wall Street, Barack Obama, Christopher J. Christie, and Goldman Sachs
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washingtonpost.com | November 04, 2009
Inability to lower taxes helped cost Gov. Corzine his job
...Woolley said. "Party leaders and their machinery did not produce what they were supposed to produce. They did not go to the mat for Jon Corzine." Returns from Democratic strongholds were tepid. In Hudson County, opposite New York City,...
In this article: Jon S. Corzine, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Tax, New York City, and Ocean County
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In New Jersey, Christie beats incumbent Corzine in governor's race
...showed that voters who describe themselves as independent voted 2 to 1 for Christie. As a candidate, Corzine dipped into the personal fortune he accumulated on Wall Street, repeating the pattern that won him a U.S. Senate seat in 2000...
In this article: Chris Christie, Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey, Barack Obama, U.S. attorney, Trenton, Recession, and Tax
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Corzine's fate in New Jersey seen as tied to Obama
...the second of two appearances on Corzine's behalf Sunday. "If you will let your voices shine through, you will not only reelect Jon Corzine, you will put New Jersey on a path for success for another four years." Christie has also...
In this article: Jon S. Corzine, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Recession, Tax, Unemployment, Environmental Protection Agency, and Seton Hall University
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Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey and a former United States Senator. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010, and has said that he intends to run for re-election in 2009. After being elected Governor in 2006, he stepped down from the Senate. He has paid for his own campaigns.
Corzine began his career in banking and finance. In the early and mid 1970s, he worked for Midwestern banks (Continental-Illinois National Bank in and BancOhio National Bank in ) during and after his master of business administration (MBA) studies at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 1975 he moved to New Jersey to work for Goldman Sachs. He
became Chairman and co-CEO of the firm, but in 1998, he was pushed out of the firm. After his departure from Goldman Sachs, he earned what has been estimated to be $400 million during the 1999 initial public offering of the company.
Corzine was married for thirty-three years to his sweetheart, but separated from her in 2002 and divorced in 2003. He had a relationship with Carla Katz, president of a local branch of the Communications Workers of America which represented state workers. This ended in 2004 and became public during his 2005 campaign for Governor. He resides at Drumthwacket, the New Jersey Governor's official residence in , and also maintains a residence in Hoboken.
- Birth Date:
- January 01, 1947
- Birthplace:
- Taylorville, Illinois
- Religion:
- United Church of Christ
- Spouse:
- Joanne Dougherty Corzine (1969-2003) (divorced)
- Residence:
- Hoboken, New Jersey
- University Attended:
- University of Chicago, University of Illinois
- Occupation:
- Financial executive
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Office:
- Governor of New Jersey
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