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==Governorship==
==Governorship==
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.
===Corruption and Scandals===
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]].
===Government Shutdown===
===Government Shutdown===
On July 1, 2006, Governor Corzine was forced to shutdown the state government after clashing with fellow Democrats in the the state Assembly to pass a sales tax increase, resulting in the Assembly being unable to pass a new [[balanced budget]]. As a result road construction projects were halted, the New Jersey Lottery, Motor Vehicle Commission and the New Jersey Department of [[Education]] was shut down. Gambling at Atlantic City casinos were suspended and 45,000 state employees were in indefinitely. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100864.html</ref>
On July 1, 2006, Governor Corzine was forced to shutdown the state government after clashing with fellow Democrats in the the state Assembly to pass a sales tax increase, resulting in the Assembly being unable to pass a new [[balanced budget]]. As a result road construction projects were halted, the New Jersey Lottery, Motor Vehicle Commission and the New Jersey Department of [[Education]] was shut down. Gambling at Atlantic City casinos were suspended and 45,000 state employees were in indefinitely. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100864.html</ref>
===Economic Record===
===Economic Record===
[[Image:Corzine_state_of_the_state.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Gov. Corzine delivering his 2009 State of the State address]] Under Governor Corzine New Jersey was ranked as the worst business climate of any state by the Tax Foundation <ref>http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp58-es.pdf</ref>, and overall has the highest tax burden in the nation. Since Corzine took office, property taxes have risen 17%, twice the rate of [[inflation]]. <ref>Department
[[Image:Corzine_state_of_the_state.JPG|thumb|right|150px|Gov. Corzine delivering his 2009 State of the State address]] Under Governor Corzine New Jersey was ranked as the worst business climate of any state by the Tax Foundation <ref>http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp58-es.pdf</ref>, and overall has the highest tax burden in the nation. Since Corzine took office, property taxes have risen 17%, twice the rate of [[inflation]]. <ref>Department
of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services Website, www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/, Accessed
of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services Website, www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/, Accessed