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[NJ] Christie will not run for Senate in 2008
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| News Date | Monday, January 8, 2007 10:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By ANGELA DELLI SANTI
Associated Press Writer
January 8, 2007, 5:19 PM EST
TRENTON, N.J. -- The U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a Republican long rumored to be a contender for U.S. Senate, said Monday he plans to stay in his current job into next year, effectively ruling out a 2008 campaign.
"I have every intention of being here through the end of '07 and into early 2008," Christopher Christie told The Associated Press on Monday. "We'll see what happens when '08 starts."
Federal laws and Justice Department regulations bar a sitting U.S. attorney from running for political office. Political observers believe most candidates for U.S. Senate from New Jersey would have to start raising money for the costly campaign by June 2007.
Christie, 44, who also is considered by some to be a possible GOP pick for governor, was tapped by President George W. Bush in 2001 to be New Jersey's top federal prosecutor though he lacked criminal court experience. During the AP interview, Christie would not discuss a possible gubernatorial bid in 2009. |
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