Jon Corzine is the Governor of New Jerey. He was elected in November of 2005, defeating Republican Doug Forrester with 53% of the vote. Prior to that, Corzine served as a U.S. Senator for NJ since 2001. He selected Bob Menendez as his replacement for his U.S. Senate seat. In the Senate, Corzine supported health care for children and pregnant women, tighter gun control laws, Amtrack subsidies, outlawing racial profiling and the Darfur Accountability Act. He also voted against the Iraq War Resolution.
Before entering public service, Corzine had been the CEO of Goldman-Saks investment house.