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Governor Christine Todd Whitman


Governor of New Jersey 1994-2001

Christine Todd Whitman, the 50th Governor of the State of New Jersey, and its first woman governor, was elected in November 1993 by a 1%, margin or 26,093 votes, defeating  Governor Jim Florio. Inaugurated on January 18, 1994, she resigned in 2001 to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in President George W. Bush’s administration.
 
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  • Opening Colloquium
    A colloquium on Christine Todd Whitman's 1993 campaign and her administration's transition and first six months. Participants are Governor Whitman, key members of her cabinet and staff, and several members of the State Legislature; May 14, 2012.