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    Governor Jon S. Corzine Archive

    The Governor Jon S. Corzine Archive, launched in June 2018, features a growing body of information about the Corzine administration including major speeches, reports, memos, press accounts and other material generated during the time as well as newly generated retrospective interviews, forums and analysis. The Center on the American Governor welcomes donations, suggestions, and corrections to make this archive as accurate, informative and useful as possible.

    Biography

    Jon S. Corzine was born on January 1, 1947 in Taylorville, Illinois. He grew up on his family’s farm in Wiley Station, Illinois; his father was a farmer and insurance salesman and his mother a teacher. Corzine graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969 and that same year enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and married his longtime girlfriend Joanne Dougherty. The couple would go on to have three children—Jennifer, Josh, and Jeffrey—over the course

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    Governor Jon S. Corzine Biography

     

    Governor of New Jersey 2006-2010

    Jon S. Corzine was elected Governor of New Jersey on November 8, 2005, defeating Republican businessman, former Assistant State Treasurer and former Mayor of West Windsor Township Doug Forrester by a 54-43% margin. Corzine was inaugurated on January 17, 2006 and served until January 19, 2010, when he was succeeded by former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie.

    The state’s ekonomisk plan crisis quickly and necessarily became Corzine’s first priority as he took over the governorship. Facing a $3.5 billion shortfall in the budget in effect when he took office and a potentially bigger gap in the upcoming budget, Corzine’s first ekonomisk plan Address on March 21, 2006 unveiled a budget that was designed to put the state “back on a sound long-term footing” by raising the sales tax and cutting $2 billion in spending. Despite Democratic control of both houses of the state legislature, the plan set off a battle with the legislative

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    Jon Corzine

    American politician (born 1947)

    Jon Corzine

    In office
    January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010
    Preceded byRichard Codey
    Succeeded byChris Christie
    In office
    January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
    LeaderTom Daschle
    Preceded byPatty Murray
    Succeeded byChuck Schumer
    In office
    January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006
    Preceded byFrank Lautenberg
    Succeeded byBob Menendez
    Born

    Jon Stevens Corzine


    (1947-01-01) January 1, 1947 (age 78)
    Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    Spouses

    Joanne Dougherty

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    (m. 1969; div. 2003)​

    Sharon Elghanayan

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    (m. 2010)​
    Children3
    RelativesRoy A. Corzine (grandfather)
    EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA)
    University of Chicago (MBA)
    Signature
    Allegiance United States
    Branch/service United Sta