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Mary Pat Christie

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Mary Pat Christie
Christie in 2016
First Lady ofNew Jersey
In role
January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018
GovernorChris Christie
Preceded byMary Jo Codey(2006)
Succeeded byTammy Murphy
Personal details
Born
Mary Pat Foster

(1963-09-15)September 15, 1963(age 60)
Paoli,Pennsylvania,U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m.1986)​
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Delaware(BA)
Seton Hall University(MBA)

Mary Pat Christie(néeFoster;born September 15, 1963) is an American investment banker who was the First Lady ofNew Jerseybetween 2010 and 2018. She is the wife of former New Jersey Governor and2016and2024presidential candidateChris Christie.

Early life and education

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Christie was born to an Irish Catholic family in the Philadelphia suburb ofPaoli, Pennsylvania,the ninth of 10 children.[1][2][3]She was Class President of theUniversity of DelawareClass of 1985 (her husband was President of the Class of 1984).[4]Christie earned her MBA atSeton Hall Universityin New Jersey.[5]

Marriage

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The Christies, both then recent graduates of theUniversity of Delaware,were married in 1986. As newlyweds, they shared a studio apartment inSummit, New Jersey.[6]She and her husband have 4 children: Andrew (b. 1993), Sarah (b. 1996), Patrick (b. 2000) and Bridget (b. 2003).[7]The family resides inMendham Township.[8][9]

Governor Christie has cited his wife's success as a bond trader as enabling him to have a relatively low-paid political career.[10][11]When a colleague teased him about this, the Governor responded, "Listen, I just have three words for you: joint checking account. That money all lands in the same place, baby. It's fine by me."[10]

Mary Pat insisted that the family not move to the New JerseyGovernor's MansioninPrinceton, New Jersey,so that the children would not have to change schools.[10]

Career

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Mary Pat Christie pursued a career ininvestment banking,eventually working at a Wall Street investment firm located two blocks from theWorld Trade Center.[12]On the day of theSeptember 11 attacks,she lost cell phone reception and was unable to contact her family.[13]

She became a managing director at theWall Streetinvestment firmAngelo, Gordon & Co.[14][15]She left her position with Angelo, Gordon & Co. in April 2015, stating that she wanted to spend more time with her family.[16]

Civic activity

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WhenHurricane Sandydevastated communities along the Jersey Shore in 2012, Mary Pat took a three-month leave from her job to set up and run theHurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund.[17]Mary Pat heads the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, theDrumthwacket FoundationandNew Jersey Heroes.[18]

She used her fundraising prowess again to assist Christie'scampaign for President.[19]

Presidential campaign

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Mary Pat accompanied the Governor as he campaigned in 2015.[3]When he had to return to New Jersey in January 2016 as theblizzard of 2016bore down on his state, Mary Pat stayed inNew Hampshireand substituted for the Governor at scheduled campaign stops.[20][21]

References

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  1. ^Frumin, Aliyah (December 2, 2015)."7 things to know about Mary Pat Christie".MSNBC.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
  2. ^Margolin, Josh (January 2, 2010)."Mary Pat Christie readies for role as state's first lady".The Star-Ledger.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
  3. ^abDavis, Linsey (1 February 2016)."Chris Christie's Wife Mary Pat Christie: The Wall Street Wife Turned Campaign Fundraiser Extraordinaire".ABC News.Retrieved2 February2016.
  4. ^Rosenberg, Amy (April 17, 2011)."Mary Pat Christie, 'simpatico' in political and family affairs".The Philadelphia Inquirer.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
  5. ^"First Lady Mary Pat Christie".nj.gov.State of New Jersey. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-22.Retrieved2015-12-11.
  6. ^"Transcript: Gov. Chris Christie's Convention Speech".NPR.RetrievedJuly 16,2013.
  7. ^Margolin, Josh (January 3, 2010)."Mary Pat Christie readies for role as state's first lady".NJ.com.RetrievedOctober 2,2011.
  8. ^"Governor Christie".State of New Jersey.RetrievedFebruary 8,2012.
  9. ^Rogers, Alison (January 20, 2012)."Anybody Home? Governor's Mansions Around the U.S. Sit Empty: New Jersey".Time.RetrievedFebruary 8,2012.
  10. ^abcYoung, Elise (March 21, 2013)."Mary Pat Christie Juggles Roles as Political Facilitator".Bloomberg.RetrievedDecember 12,2015.
  11. ^Gross, Daniel (14 January 2016)."For Ted Cruz and Chris Christie, Their Wives Are Their 'Secret Weapon'".Fortune.Retrieved19 January2016.
  12. ^Martin, John P. (May 23, 2009)."Christie: A need to lead, honed by family and success".The Star-Ledger.
  13. ^Megerian, Chris (20 January 2016)."Chris Christie, stumping for votes in Iowa".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved20 January2016.
  14. ^Moyer, Liz (4 January 2016)."John Angelo, Investor and Co-Founder of Angelo Gordon, Dies at 74".The New York Times.Retrieved5 January2016.
  15. ^Laughlin, Alex."Meet the Spouses of the 2016 Presidential Contenders",National Journal,April 13, 2015.
  16. ^Dawsey, Josh (24 April 2016)."Gov. Chris Christie's Wife Has Left Her Wall Street Job".The Wall Street Journal.Retrieved23 January2016.
  17. ^Frumin, Aliyah (April 28, 2015)."Christie explains why his wife just left Wall Street".MSNBC.RetrievedDecember 11,2015.
  18. ^Alfaro, Alyana (3 September 2015)."The 30 Most Influential Women In N.J. Politics, Elected and Nonelected".PoolitikerNJ.Retrieved21 January2016.
  19. ^Haddon, Heather (15 August 2015). "U.S. News: Wall Street Wives Lend a Hand to GOP's Cruz and Christie".The Wall Street Journal.
  20. ^Phelps, Jordyn (23 January 2016)."Chris Christie's Wife Takes Reins of Campaign With Governor in New Jersey".ABC News.Retrieved23 January2016.
  21. ^Hanna, Maddie (24 January 2016)."With governor back in N.J., Mary Pat Christie fills in for him in N.H."The Philadelphia Inquirer.Retrieved25 January2016.
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