Christie Appoints Interim Senator as Candidates Line Up
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named state attorney general Jeffrey Chiesa as the interim replacement for the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, as politicians began lining up to fill the remainder of his term.
Chiesa, who lives in Branchburg and described himself as a conservative Republican, accepted Christie’s offer with a two-word text: “I’m in,” the governor said. Chiesa will begin June 10, and won’t run in the special election to complete Lautenberg’s term, Christie said at a news briefing today.