| − | 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. |
| − | Corzine spent his way into office; his private foundation gave out $48 million to politically visible local groups in New Jersey. He spent $35 million in the 2000 primary. and in the fall race spent another $30 million with gambits like busing into New Jersey people from homeless shelters in the next state. He won 50%-47% thanks to big margins in the inner cities. He still had money left over, and became the fourth richest member of the U.S. Senate.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/</ref> He was a member of the Committees on Banking, Intelligence, the Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources. Corzine sponsored 127 bills while in office, however 120 never made it out of committee and only one was successfully enacted.<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300028</ref> In 2002, Corzine voted against authorizing [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against [[Iraq]]. He chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2003-2005, during which Democrats lost 4 Senate seats. | + | Corzine spent his way into office; his private foundation gave out $48 million to politically visible local groups in New Jersey. He spent $35 million in the 2000 primary. and in the fall race spent another $30 million with gambits like busing into New Jersey people from homeless shelters in the next state. He won 50%-47% thanks to big margins in the inner cities. He still had money left over, and became the fourth richest member of the U.S. Senate.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/</ref> He was a member of the Committees on Banking, Intelligence, the Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources. Corzine sponsored 127 bills while in office, however 120 never made it out of committee and only one was successfully enacted.<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300028</ref> In 2002, Corzine voted against authorizing [[President]] [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against [[Iraq]]. He chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2003–2005, during which Democrats lost 4 Senate seats. |