For the Christies, It Was A Very Good Year
The New Jersey governor and his wife release their joint tax returns.
Chris and Mary Pat Christie
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Wage gap? Not in New Jersey's first family. For almost 3 decades now, Governor Chris Christie has been outearned by his wife.
Christie, 52, a Republican, and his wife, Mary Pat, managing director at Angelo Gordon & Co., released their 2013 tax returns Friday showing they earned a joint $698,838 for the year, according to a copy posted at Christie's website. Her wages of about $475,000 accounted for most of that money. The governor's $175,000 salary is set by statute.