Chris Christie

Chris Christie: Biography in Details

Who is Chris Christie?

Chris Christie is an American politician.

He is a former federal prosecutor and political commentator.

From 2010 to 2018 he served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey.

In 2018, he became an ABC News contributor.

Additionally, he was also the candidate in the 2016 presidential election.

Chris Christie’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Chris Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 6, 1962, to parents Sondra A. (née Grasso) and Wilbur James “Bill” Christie.

Throughout most of his childhood years, he grew up in Livingston, New Jersey.

He is of American nationality.

Furthermore, Chris Christie belongs to a mixed ethnic background of Italian/Sicilian, German, Irish, and Scottish.

Talking about his education, Chris Christie graduated from Livingston High School in 1980.

Later, he graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1984.

Additionally, he also graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law with a J.D. in 1987.

Furthermore, he also received honorary doctorate degrees from Rutgers University and Monmouth University in 2010.

Chris Christie’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Chris Christie initially joined the law firm of Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci in 1987.

He later specialized in securities law, government affairs appellate practice, and election law.

He began his political career in Morris County. There, he was a moderate Republican.

In 1998, Chris Christie became a lobbyist for energy companies.

Additionally, George W. Bush nominated him to serve as United States Attorney for New Jersey in 2011.

After six years of work in the United States Attorney’s office, Christie filed papers to run for governor in January 2009.

He announced that he was running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in June 2015.

Eventually, Chris Christie ended his presidential run after coming in the sixth position in the early 2016 New Hampshire primary.

Later in February 2016, he announced his endorsement of Donald Trump who would become the president in that election.

After low approval ratings in his final year of office, Christie left the office in November 2017.

Since January 29, 2018, he has been a political contributor to ABC News.

Christie has not revealed his current salary.

However, Chris Christie has an estimated net worth of around $5 million as of 2023.

Chris Christie’s Rumors, Controversy

Chris Christie has faced numerous controversies in his career which is common considering his line of work.

He recently became part of controversy due to his beach trip on the Fourth of July.

The beach was closed to the public people due to the state’s government shutdown.

Additionally, he has also been accused of using inflated cost estimates, lending about $50,000 in aid for his campaign, and reckless driving.

At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Chris Christie’s Body Measurement

Talking about his body measurement, Chris Christie has a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m).

Additionally, Chris Christie weighs around 136 kg.

Furthermore, his hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown.

Chris Christie’s Social Media

Chris Christie is active on social media.

He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well and Instagram.

Chris Christie has more than 117.4k followers on Twitter.

In addition, he has more than 30.4k followers on Instagram.

Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 335.1k followers.

References: (ethnicelebs.com, politico.com, time.com)

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