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'''Jon Corzine''' (born January 1, 1947)<Ref>http://www.state.nj.us/governor/about/</Ref> is the [[Democratic]] governor of the state of [[New Jersey]]. He faces a tough reelection battle in November 2009 in the face of economic troubles and a poor performance as governor. Thanks to massive spending of his own money he is now tied with Republican [[Christopher Christie]] in polls that show voters are still dubious about giving Corzine another term as the New Jersey economy continues to weaken, high property taxes are a heavy burden, and recurrent corruption scandals have tainted Democrats in the state.
'''Jon Corzine''' (born January 1, 1947)<Ref>http://www.state.nj.us/governor/about/</Ref> is the [[Democratic]] governor of the state of [[New Jersey]]. He faces a tough reelection battle in November 2009 in the face of economic troubles and a poor performance as governor. Thanks to massive spending of his own money he is now tied with Republican [[Christopher Christie]] in polls that show voters are still dubious about giving Corzine another term as the New Jersey economy continues to weaken, high property taxes are a heavy burden, and recurrent corruption scandals have tainted Democrats in the state.
The final polls show a very close race, with Christie at 42%, Corzone at 41%, and independent Daggett at 10%.
* [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2009/governor/nj/new_jersey_governor_corzine_vs_christie-1051.html see latest polls]
==Career==
==Career==
Corzine grew up on the family farm in central Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois (1969); he earned an MBA at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1973. Corzine worked in banking and in 1994 become Co-Chairman and CEO of the big Wall Street investment firm of [[Goldman Sachs]], alongside [[Henry Paulson]]. In 1996-99, he earned $145 million (and paid $43 million in taxes, while giving $25 million to charity.) He retired in 1999 selling his shares for $300 million, and entered politics.
Corzine grew up on the family farm in central Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois (1969); he earned an MBA at the [[University of Chicago]] in 1973. Corzine worked in banking and in 1994 become Co-Chairman and CEO of the big Wall Street investment firm of [[Goldman Sachs]], alongside [[Henry Paulson]]. In 1996-99, he earned $145 million (and paid $43 million in taxes, while giving $25 million to charity.) He retired in 1999 selling his shares for $300 million, and entered politics.