Jon Corzine

Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is an American politician. He was the 54th Governor of the state of New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2001 until 2006, when he stepped down to take his seat as governor. On November 3, 2009, Jon Corzine lost re-election for another four years as governor. The person who won was Chris Christie, who became the governor on January 20, 2010.^[1]

Jon Corzine
54th Governor of New Jersey
In office January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010
Preceded by	Richard Codey
Succeeded by	Chris Christie
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Leader	Tom Daschle
Preceded by	Patty Murray
Succeeded by	Chuck Schumer
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006
Preceded by	Frank Lautenberg
Succeeded by	Bob Menendez
Personal details
Born	Jon Stevens Corzine (1947-01-01) January 1, 1947 (age 77) Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Joanne Dougherty ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 2003)​ Sharon Elghanayan ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Relatives	Roy A. Corzine (grandfather)
Education	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA) University of Chicago (MBA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1969–1975
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Reserves

References

1. Christie elected Governor^{[permanent dead link]}