Chris Christie (R-NJ) Defeats Incumbent New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D)

Currently: Christie wins New Jersey Governor election over incumbent Jon Corzine (D) in a close and heated race. Read more from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/03/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5517051.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody
Bio: Chris Christie has a deep affection and strong commitment to New Jersey. Born in Newark and raised in Livingston, Chris has lived in New Jersey his entire life. Chris and his wife of 22 years, Mary Pat, now reside in Mendham, where they are raising their four children, Andrew, Sarah, Patrick and Bridget. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1984, Chris graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987. Chris joined a Cranford law firm and soon was named a partner. He was elected a Freeholder in Morris County, and served as Director of the Board in 1997. Read more
Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D – IL): Indicted, Impeached & Removed from Office
Federal prosecutors expanded their case against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday in an indictment that drew more of his closest aides into the scandal and adds new schemes to the list of charges against him: Pocketing money funneled through his wife through a phony real estate job. Shaking down a powerful congressman. Running the state as a racket.
Read the rest of the story from the Chicago Tribune
Senate Website – Rod Blagojevich, Governor
Bio from Wikipedia
Rod Blagojevich on the Issues from OnTheIssues.com
Voting History on Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Read more
Mark Sanford (R-SC), South Carolina Governor, Goes AWOL then Admits to Affair
Currently: “On Wednesday, word came that 12 of 27 state senators and six South Carolina newspapers are calling upon the governor to resign following his mysterious disappearance and revelations of adultery. Even the Greenville News revoked its statement supporting the governor after the interview…” Read more
Robert F. McDonnell (R – VA) Defeats Creigh Deeds (D) for Virginia Governors Race
Since taking office in 2006, McDonnell has seen 83 of his 94 legislative proposals become law, most with overwhelming bipartisan support. He has been commended for his work to strengthen Virginia’s mental health laws, crack down on animal fighting, establish a “Senior Alert” to assist in locating missing seniors with mental deficiencies, create a state of the art Sex Offender Registry, and provide new tools for law enforcement involved in online investigations of identity theft, sexual predators, and other 21st Century criminals. Read the rest of his bio from: http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/index.php/site/meet_bob/
- http://www.ontheissues.org/Bob_McDonnell.htm
- http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/
- http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Robert_F._McDonnell
- http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2009/elections/va/governor/1308/bob-mcdonnell/
- Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/bobmcdonnell
- Twitter profile: http://twitter.com/bobmcdonnell
Sean Parnell: Governor of Alaska
In 2006, after campaigning on a theme of “Alaskans Free of Fear-Alaskans with Hope and Opportunity,” Sean was elected as Lieutenant Governor serving with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Sean and his wife, Sandy, have been married for 21 years, and they reside in Anchorage, Alaska with their daughters, Grace and Rachel. In their downtime they enjoy running, hiking, fly-fishing, playing volleyball and soccer, and staying involved in their church and community. Read more
South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer: Thinks We Should Starve the Poor…

Currently: Bauer is in the hot seat for yet another fumble, at a town hall meeting on Thursday he alluded to starving the poor by saying… “My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed! You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that.”























