CHRIS CHRISTIE: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power - Softcover

INGLE, BOB

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250031265 ISBN 13: 9781250031266

Publisher: Griffin, 2013

Synopsis

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has become a national Republican Party figure, famous for his blunt public statements, his willingness to confront powerful special interests, and his determination to change the ingrown, corrupt, backroom political culture of New Jersey. In just two years as governor, Christie has moved aggressively to reduce the state's ballooning deficit, rein in lucrative entitlements for teacher, police, fire, and public employee unions, cut out-of-control government spending, and create jobs by reducing counterproductive business regulations. But beneath Christie's combative public persona is an intensely loyal family man, whose deep roots in New Jersey shape his core values. Written by New York Times bestselling author Bob Ingle and fellow journalist Michael Symons, who have covered the governor's political career for more than a decade, Chris Christie offers the first inside portrait of this fascinating man.

Drawing on interviews with Christie himself, his wife, Mary Pat, his brother, Todd, his father, Bill, his uncle Joe, and many longtime supporters as well as political opponents, Ingle and Symons trace Christie's life. He grew up in New Jersey, surrounded by a big, roiling Italian-American family where his mother, Sondra, and grandmother Anne were powerful influences. Surprisingly, his political career nearly ended after a bruising loss in a local county campaign, but was revived when Christie was appointed United States Attorney for New Jersey. He soon became a feared prosecutor, and culminated an impressive string of successful cases with a multi-year investigation that resulted in the arrests of more than forty people, in one of the state's most notorious examples of political corruption.

Despite calls to run for president, Christie reiterated his commitment to reforming New Jersey. Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power goes behind the scenes to reveal his family life, his public life, and what the future might hold.

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About the Authors

BOB INGLE is coauthor of the New York Times Best Seller The Soprano State (St. Martin's Press, 2008) which was made into a 2011 documentary film. He is an award-winning, veteran journalist, and is currently senior political columnist for Gannett New Jersey newspapers, which carry his syndicated column, Politics Patrol. His political blog is read in all fifty states and more than seventy countries and his commentary is heard by 1 million people on the Millennium Radio Network. He is part of the 101.5 FM program "The Jersey Guys," the most listened to FM afternoon drive time talk show in America.

MICHAEL SYMONS is a veteran New Jersey journalist, currently News Editor for Gannett New Jersey's Statehouse bureau in Trenton. He has covered seven governors and is a respected reporter on Press Row. His blog, Capital Quickies is a must-read list of every politician and politically connected person in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. and has covered the past four political conventions. Symons did research for The Soprano State and has worked with Ingle for more than ten years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250031265
• ISBN 13: 9781250031266
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360