Its governor Peter D. Vroom was one of five men involved in this state's election controversy called the Broad Seal War.
The colonial treasury of this U.S. state, housed at the mansion of Stephen Skinner, was robbed in 1768, resulting in a loss of 6,750 pounds. Its patriots have included Philemon Dickinson and Captain Joshua Huddy, whose lynching led to the Asgill Affair. A mayor in this state, Mark Fagan, led a Progressive offshoot of the Republican Party called the New Idea Movement. Its governor Peter D. Vroom was one of five men involved in this state's election controversy called the Broad Seal War. This state's first income tax was implemented by a much later governor, Brendan Byrne. It's the subject of the book "The Traitor State" by Lincoln Steffens, who denounced the family of its politician Theodore Frelinghuysen. A mansion in this state, Drumthwacket, is now the official residence of its governors, like James Florio and a woman who became the EPA director under George W. Bush. For 10 points, name this state governed by Christine Todd Whitman, Woodrow Wilson, and Chris Christie.
The colonial treasury of this U.S. state, housed at the mansion of Stephen Skinner, was robbed in 1768, resulting in a loss of 6,750 pounds.
New Jersey [or NJ]