born january american financial executive politician democrat united_states senator new_jersey 54th governor new_jersey worked ceo 1990s ceo charged connection bankruptcy began career banking finance early mid-1970s worked banks chicago illinois columbus ohio studies moved new_jersey work chairman ceo leading advocate firm decision public having lost power struggle left firm departure earned estimated million initial public offering company served years year term representing new_jersey elected governor defeated election republican march named chairman ceo global inc financial services firm specializing company filed bankruptcy protection october losing billion customer money resigned november early years education early business career born central illinois son nancy june née grew small family farm illinois near completing high school football quarterback basketball captain attended member delta fraternity graduated earning beta honors college enlisted served attaining rank sergeant enrolled received degree business experience bond department worked days attending program night moved regional bank columbus ohio acquired worked moved family new_jersey hired bond trader years worked way chairman ceo company successfully converted investment firm private partnership publicly traded corporation chaired presidential commission bill_clinton served borrowing committee senior partner summoned help develop rescue package fund fund collapse fall threatened financial system according ceo came major area bank investment banking decided help seized control firm chairman firm oversaw expansion asia went public departure million participated meetings network leaders fields politics business banking member group member election forced january campaigned new_jersey senate seat announced retirement despite initially trailing opponent democratic primary percentage points won nomination subsequently elected senate percent margin republican opponent term united_states congressman november election sworn senate january spent million money campaign expensive senate campaign history million spent primary election defeated governor minute choice new_jersey governor expected run senate record million surpassed spent nearly million unsuccessful senate race campaign refused release income tax return records claimed interest cited agreement argued followed example predecessor converted equity stake debt leaving campaigned state government programs including universal health care universal gun registration mandatory public funding college education pushed action sex marriage opined liberal election fact predecessor democrat helped push senate left campaign united states senate controversial color statements introduced man italian said construction business cement shoes according chairman italian american voice committee reported introduced lawyer named said italian guess jewish lawyer rest jail denied mentioning religion deny italians stating ancestors probably italian maybe french denied having payments african american ministers foundation controlled jon paid influential black church director campaigned form racial police officers stop minority drivers gotten new_jersey state police superintendent fired donated jackson prior getting appears endorsement tenure entered congress class new senators democrats according hillary_clinton notable new senators year career present votes sponsored bills sponsored bills committee sponsored bill enacted authored act aftermath sponsored legislation later reforms plan minimize risk investment plan opposed president faced strong opposition congress restrictions retirement account direct opposition contemporaneous movement self directed individual retirement accounts sponsor stay supported providing year tax break victims september attacks help grant citizenship victims legal resident aliens supported gun control laws racial subsidies amtrak chief sponsor senator act voted iraq war resolution prime sponsor fellow new_jersey senator federal version john law memory navy ensign native new_jersey graduate killed drunk driver legislation provides federal highway safety grant incentives encourage states cars suspects early contributing blogger huffington_post aftermath september attacks attempted mold disciplined airline industry redesigned plan entirely satisfactory opposed reduction low income student eligibility funding caused changes expected family contribution tried failed introduce legislation chemical plant regulation weeks september attacks subsequent efforts administrator new_jersey governor hillary_clinton senators attempted pressure bush administration clamp regulation chemical nuclear power industries efforts helped new_jersey states nation terms chemical plant regulation tax cut proposal aimed lowering marginal tax income proposed tax cut income taxes employers employees proposed making payments tax companies form economic senate chaired role influential convincing certain potential candidates run order avoid costly key states united_states senate elections played role selection senator running mate senator called resignation chairman committee assignments senate member campaigns governor opponent republican spent million gubernatorial campaigns week election day included million million general election accounted difference spent million united_states senate elections combined expenditures run senate governorship exceeded million main campaign issues property taxes bush administration new_jersey averaged property taxes tried link opponent bush campaign post governor new_jersey successful vote businessman mayor won received votes total votes scattered candidates won new_jersey counties atlantic bergen cumberland essex gloucester hudson salem union won populous counties bergen essex middlesex seven ran election new_jersey gubernatorial election early indicated republican challenger led later polls showed closing gap cases ahead end lost race margin vote going independent candidate governor new_jersey officially declined salary taking office january approval numbers low polls indicate negative polling result new jersey state government april polls showed approval disapproval february poll showed approval disapproval released controversial plan garden state parkway approval rating fell january conjunction fall approval rating initiative recall governor started time new_jersey history recall effort failed gathering required million signatures long insisted state employees bear cost health benefits retirement july agreements county municipal employees active state employees unions certain non union employees required contribute salary offset health care costs state local employees contributions largest pension systems increased annual salaries increased retirement benefit age new public employees years approved law increased retirement age required government workers teachers earn year qualify pension eliminated lincoln birthday state worker holiday allowed state offer incentives health insurance required municipal employees work hours week health benefits attempt balance budget decreased funding programs including state universities colleges decreases came budget new_jersey state universities raised tuition cut hundreds sections classes sports teams latest decrease funding state institutions funding decade ago despite million cuts went ahead previous agreed raises million executive faculty resulted making million cuts new_jersey governor recent memory addressing crisis municipal funding directly touching rail new_jersey governance property taxes reform school funding formula passed signed january resulted significant relief new_jersey towns school costs limited tax base plan survived legal challenge declared constitutional championed expanding government health education programs planned require resident health plan help pick welfare middle income residents june state legislators voted phase program health care coverage signed law july spent public funds advertisements promote referendum new_jersey ballot borrow million fund stem cell research referendum faced strong opposition rejected despite fact million previously approved build stem cell research centers death penalty opponent governor supported presided abolition capital punishment new_jersey replacing life imprisonment legislature passed signed law new_jersey state eliminate capital punishment bill passed late new_jersey executed criminals penalty reversed appeal viewed form extended suffering victims families supporters abolition enactment new law death sentences death row inmates life prison supported early new_jersey efforts gun control united_states governors including arkansas new_york early supporters hillary_clinton presidential campaign raised million campaign bill_clinton hosted clinton october 60th birthday party remained committed clinton late presidential primary season event decided michigan florida prepared clinton fundraising races end primary season april clear clinton supporter vote determined popular vote win april pennsylvania democratic primary calculation popular votes excluded included controversial michigan florida democratic reaffirmed support barack_obama nominee prominent spokesperson obama agenda group big terms population state governors republican moved state republican democratic february date super tuesday group prominent democratic politicians included barack_obama received political contributions ended charity november response ongoing economic proposed economic recovery package consisting additional massive spending accelerated capital improvement spending reforms cuts corporate income tax december elements plan approved democrats legislature january joined governors states urging federal government provide aid country state governments help pay education welfare infrastructure states struggle steep budget amid deepening recession government attempting pass fiscal year budget clashed fellow state democrats particularly proposed increase state sales tax said accept budget include sales tax increase legislature failed pass budget midnight deadline july signed executive order immediately closed non essential state government services road construction projects legislators failed resolve situation july regulated industries closed doors july called refused negotiate legislators accept alternate plans increase sales tax estimated state lost millions dollars revenue day remained closed budget days state government assembly democrats agreed raise state sales tax half increase going state budget half going property tax relief july billion state budget sales tax agreement passed houses governor signed budget law ending budget toll plan initially opposed january address ongoing structural budget issues governor proposed proposal including overall reduction spending constitutional amendment require voter approval state borrowing executive order prohibiting use time revenues balance budget controversial plan raise billion garden state parkway toll roads years new public benefit corporation sell bonds secured future tolls allowed raise plus inflation years beginning vowed plan state legislature march held nearly month releasing details learning plan work new_jersey native residents comparing credit card pay pointing create noting actually increase state billion debt running united state senate spring met married president local apartment building resided represents largest number state workers new_jersey later recalled offered job senate campaign declined offer married soon dating began appearing public couple early shortly unofficial separation wife divorced following year years romantically involved living lived apartment building april august breakup lawyers negotiated financial november according press accounts settlement exceeded million including cash buy million college trust fund educate children sport utility vehicle loan buy husband share home enrolled scholarship later acknowledged given brother law state employee forced resign accused examining income tax returns political purposes time president local behalf state employees summer running new_jersey gubernatorial election news emerged relationship money received elected governor despite scandal fall contract negotiations administration state seven major state employee unions including contacted governor phone mail lobby renewal negotiations relationship financial settlement received breakup led allegations potential conflicts interest labor negotiations governor state ethics panel acting complaint mayor ruled contact negotiations violate governor code conduct separately new_jersey chairman filed lawsuit release mail correspondence contract negotiations new_jersey judge ruled pages mail records public lawyers immediately appealed decision won case appeal march ruled hear arguments case effectively ending legal battle public spent approximately funds secret nonetheless august star-ledger published revealing extent personal contact negotiations new state government workers contract early appointments continued serve running governor ensured resign senate appoint democrat successor won allowed retain senate seat lost speculation appoint democrat congressional districts new_jersey appointed governor november announced interested pursuing seat december named friend lived lives apartment building democrat succeed nominations new_jersey attorney general served approximately seven months ethics investigation concluded acted going location local police new_jersey stopped boyfriend driving suspended license expired vehicle registration said ask resignation february scandals financial new_jersey nominated attorney general new_jersey attorney chairman board trustees nominated vice president chief ethics officer vice chairman board commissioner chief staff nominated administrator confirmed senate january accident april year old aide injured automobile accident garden state parkway near traveling residence princeton meet radio personality women basketball team determined driven state traveling excess miles hour emergency lights flashing collision occurred truck drifted shoulder lane truck avoid truck hit governor causing hit reviewed camera recordings records track driver truck charged violation flown helicopter level trauma center aide taken ambulance state aide seriously injured suffered broken bones including open fracture left broken ribs broken broken fractured lower facial cut required plastic surgery governor wearing seat belt friends long said rarely seen wear asked state driving asked seat belt said governor suggestion noted charged crash april doctors upgraded critical stable condition unable speak breathing tube throat unable perform duties governor accordance new_jersey senate president assumed position acting governor short period april voters approved amendment state constitution provide lieutenant governor succeed governor event vacancy assume gubernatorial duties event position filled left hospital april sped outfitted center expense communicate legislators issued apology paid ticket wearing seat belt appeared public service announcement advocating seat belts opened words new_jersey governor dead reported pay medical bills bill public opinion months administration experienced favorable approval ratings according march poll new_jersey voters approved job disapproved director noted numbers pretty good new_jersey governor heading tilt unprecedented budget crisis good indicated march poll quickly diminished april poll showed approval rating eroded disapproval rating increased july governor ratings recovered extent april decline september year clear suffered summer conflict budget sales tax new_jersey voters approved governor handling job disapproved poll ratings remained relatively stable healthy rest average average january prior state state address approving according poll poll taken late january state state address showed governor ratings slipping voters approved job reported disapproved decline largely response governor plan raise tolls garden state parkway february poll indicated numbers continued slip catching voters approving voters remarked decline saying considering beating taken toll plan remarkable numbers good deal worse governor approval ratings showed recovery september averaging respectively presidential campaign approval ratings saw improvement january stood approving asserted governor relatively public opinion considering enormous growing pressure state budget governor protect come march poll found standing new_jersey public suffering economy result began slip voters approving continued decline april contended budget financial crisis approving end term january landed lowest point administration approving post gubernatorial career global appointed ceo chairman multinational broker bond dealer march global stock price declined thirds final week october credit rating reduced making debt high yield debt following huge quarterly losses october trading halted shares global prior market opening soon global announced declared chapter bankruptcy shortly federal began investigation hundreds millions dollars missing customer funds resigned ceo november having retained services defense attorney reported declined package worth million global collapse biggest history appear house committee december answer questions billion dollars missing money global client accounts testified committee simply know money accounts reconciled date given number money transfers final days trading global didn know movement funds denied authorizing customer funds january reported officials investigating case believed money march reported memo produced congressional investigators quotes internal company mail saying gave direct instructions use customer money cover company prior bankruptcy spokesperson responded gave instruction customer funds intended global customer funds february court approved settlement deal firm global bankruptcy trustees customers percent value accounts billion disappeared firm bankruptcy june filed civil charges funds customer accounts corporate purposes charged count failure customer funds count failure supervise news report said commission drew extensive taped phone conversations filing complaint attorney issued statement charges filed managers including appealing court ruling calling percent customers bankrupt ruling november bankruptcy judge allow missing customer funds returned end year served partner private equity firm founded personal friend flowers owned percent stake partner electoral history personal life married high school sweetheart age year marriage produced children couple separated divorced november jon younger son committed suicide march mexico age lived wife summit new_jersey separation moved apartment april huffington_post announced engagement née dating november married ceremony presided chief justice according 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