Christine Todd Whitman

Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American Republican politician, the former Governor of New Jersey, and the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush. She is married to John R. Whitman, a financial consultant, and they have two children. She is the granddaughter-in-law of former New York Gov. Charles S. Whitman. Whitman is the product of two powerful New Jersey political families, the Todds and the Schleys. She retains her maiden name of Todd in part to continue the connection with Republican voters.

Early life

Ms. Whitman was born Christine Todd, in New York City. She was raised in New Jersey and attended the Chapin School in New York City. She graduated from Wheaton College in 1968. After graduating, she worked on Nelson Rockefeller's presidential campaign.

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New York City - New Jersey - Chapin School - Wheaton College - 1968 - Nelson Rockefeller

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During the Nixon administration, she worked in the United States Office of Economic Opportunity under the leadership of Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney; the OEO was originally formed under Lyndon Johnson to help implement his "Great Society" programs; Rumsfeld and Cheney will work to reverse that implementation. In addition to ORC, she also conducted a national outreach tour for the Republican National Committee, was Deputy Director of the New York State Office in Washington, and worked on aging issues for the Nixon Administration and the Nixon Campaign.

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Nixon administration - United States Office of Economic Opportunity - Donald Rumsfeld - Dick Cheney - Republican National Committee

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She became involved in Somerset County, New Jersey politics in the 1980s where she was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Somerset County College. She was elected to two terms as a member of the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, where she served as Deputy Director and Director of the Board. Among her accomplishments as freeholder was working to complete construction of a new county courthouse.

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Somerset County - New Jersey

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From 1988 to 1990 during the administration of Gov. Thomas Kean, she served as President of the Board of Public Utilities, which made her a member of Kean's Cabinet.

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1988 - 1990 - Thomas Kean - Board of Public Utilities

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