Chris Christie was inaugurated as the 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey on January 19, 2010. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in November 2013 and served two terms as governor. He was a Republican candidate for president in both 2016 and 2024. 

Prior to his service as governor, Christie was nominated by President George W. Bush and he served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from January 2002 to December 2008. Christie was elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2014, leading the organization to the election of 31 Republican governors. As governor, he was the lead plaintiff in challenging the federal prohibition on sports gambling. His six-year fight concluded with a win before the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2018. In 2017, President Donald Trump appointed Christie as chairman of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which issued a final report on November 1, 2017. 

In 2019, he authored The New York Times best-seller, Let Me Finish, about his life and his candidacy for president. In 2021, he authored Republican Rescue, dealing with his prescription for the future of the Republican Party. In February 2024, he released his third book, What Would Reagan Do?, about President Ronald Reagan’s leadership.

Christie is the managing member of the Christie Law Firm and Christie 55 Solutions, LLC, in Morristown, New Jersey. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Mets, appointed by owner Steve Cohen; Pacira Pharmaceuticals; Tenneco Automotive; and Saker Holdings. He is also a senior political and legal contributor for ABC News.

Christie married his wife Mary Pat in 1986. They have four children: Andrew, Sarah Anne, Patrick and Bridget. They currently reside in Mendham and Bay Head, New Jersey.