Christopher J. Christie Jr., the former United States attorney for New Jersey, was sworn in as the 55th governor of New Jersey on Jan. 19, 2010.
Since defeating Gov. Jon S. Corzine in November 2009, Mr. Christie has struck an uncharacteristically self-effacing tone when speaking about being sworn in as governor, and the events planned for his inauguration reflect a similar modesty.
Mr. Christie, a Republican, overcame a huge Democratic voter advantage and a relentless barrage of negative commercials to defeat Mr. Corzine. Mr. Christie held Mr. Corzine accountable for rising unemployment, persistent budget deficits, and his failure to gain control over skyrocketing property taxes, the nation's highest. Voters embraced Mr. Christie even though he offered little detail about how he would fix the state's chronic financial problems and instead appealed to voters hungry for change.
Mr. Christie was appointed United States attorney in 2002. Before that, he specialized in corporate securities and election law and worked on the 1988 presidential campaign of George H. W. Bush and as a top fund-raiser for George W. Bush during Mr. Bush's 2000 presidential run. He based his gubernatorial campaign almost entirely on his credentials as a corruption fighter, while battering Mr. Corzine for raising taxes.
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