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In 2005 Senator Corzine was a candidate for the Governorship of New Jersey. It was the most expensive gubernatorial election in New Jersey history. The combined expenditures for Corzine's senatorial and gubernatorial runs exceeded $100 million. He mostly tried to link his Republican opponent [[Doug Forrester]] with the Bush administration. Corzine's campaign was successful, winning 54% of the popular vote and 13 of New Jersey's 21 counties.

In 2005 Senator Corzine was a candidate for the Governorship of New Jersey. It was the most expensive gubernatorial election in New Jersey history. The combined expenditures for Corzine's senatorial and gubernatorial runs exceeded $100 million. He mostly tried to link his Republican opponent [[Doug Forrester]] with the Bush administration. Corzine's campaign was successful, winning 54% of the popular vote and 13 of New Jersey's 21 counties.

==Governorship==   

==Governorship of New Jersey==   

Corzine was sworn in as the 54th Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006.

Corzine was sworn in as the 54th Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006.

Jon Corzine had a romantic relationship with [[Labor]] [[Union]] [[President]] Carla Katz of the Communications Workers of America. After living together for two years from 2002 through their breakup in 2004, [[lawyer]]s negotiated finances, which ended with a $6 million settlement for Katz, money for Katz's two children to attend college, and a $470,000 loan that she used to buy a condominium, among other things. After Corzine was sworn in as Governor in 2006, Carla Katz maintained contact with him, despite her colleagues warning that the unusual multimillion-dollar settlement could result in a conflict of interest with union negotiations. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/nyregion/23carla.html?_r=1</ref> In 2007 an ethics panel ruled that labor negotiations did not violate the governor's code of conduct. In May 2008, the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that at least 745 pages of e-mails between Corzine and Katz must be made public, however Corzine's lawyers appealed the decision. In March 2009 Katz was expelled from Communications Workers of America after she spent $138,000 on personal and political expenses in violation of union regulations. <ref>http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/carla_katz_will_have_radio_sho.html</ref>

Jon Corzine had a romantic relationship with [[Labor]] [[Union]] [[President]] Carla Katz of the Communications Workers of America. After living together for two years from 2002 through their breakup in 2004, [[lawyer]]s negotiated finances, which ended with a $6 million settlement for Katz, money for Katz's two children to attend college, and a $470,000 loan that she used to buy a condominium, among other things. After Corzine was sworn in as Governor in 2006, Carla Katz maintained contact with him, despite her colleagues warning that the unusual multimillion-dollar settlement could result in a conflict of interest with union negotiations. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/nyregion/23carla.html?_r=1</ref> In 2007 an ethics panel ruled that labor negotiations did not violate the governor's code of conduct. In May 2008, the New Jersey Superior Court ruled that at least 745 pages of e-mails between Corzine and Katz must be made public, however Corzine's lawyers appealed the decision. In March 2009 Katz was expelled from Communications Workers of America after she spent $138,000 on personal and political expenses in violation of union regulations. <ref>http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/carla_katz_will_have_radio_sho.html</ref>

In July 2009 a major corruption probe led to the arrests of 44 public officials, in which 43 were [[Democrat]]s. A member of Jon Corzine's cabinet, Commissioner of Community Affairs Joseph Doria was raided by the [[FBI]].

In July 2009 a major corruption probe led to the arrests of 44 New Jersey officials, in which 43 were [[Democrat]]s. A member of Jon Corzine's cabinet, Commissioner of Community Affairs Joseph Doria was raided by the [[FBI]].

===Government Shutdown===

===Government Shutdown===