More Concerns Emerge for Christie as New Jersey Election Approaches

by Seth Michaels, Oct 28, 2009

In six days, New Jersey residents head to the polls to vote for governor—and former Bush political appointee Chris Christie is at the center of yet another scandal. The Star-Ledger reports that near the end of his tenure as a Bush-appointed U.S. attorney, Christie defied requests of his co-workers and hired a political crony’s son as an assistant U.S. attorney.

It’s the latest in a list of allegations that Christie misused his office as U.S. Attorney, through potential violations of spending limits on travel and hotels, deferred prosecution agreements, the use of his position to get out of driving violations, a questionable loan to an employee who may have given aid to his political campaign and planning his run for governor with Bush political operative Karl Rove while still serving as U.S. attorney.

Christie is challenging the New Jersey State AFL-CIO-endorsed Gov. Jon Corzine. The race is tight and the choice for the next governor of New Jersey will come down to turnout on Nov. 3, so union volunteers across the state are working hard to mobilize other union members to get to the polls and support a champion of working families.

Union members are troubled by Christie’s stands on key working-family issues: Christie could move the state in the wrong direction on health care, education and workers’ rights.

So New Jersey union members continue to mobilize as Election Day approaches. More than 1,400 union volunteers braved cold and rain and knocked on some 50,000 union members’ doors over the weekend to get the word out about Christie, Corzine and the need for a strong turnout next Tuesday. Even more volunteers are expected to come out this weekend for the final push.

President Barack Obama visited New Jersey last week to encourage people of all ages to get out the vote for Corzine, calling him

…committed to fighting for New Jersey’s families and New Jersey’s future.

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