Democrat Barbara Buono has received a major but expected union endorsement in the New Jersey governor's race in a week where Gov. Chris Christie has received support from some high-profile Democrats.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who received just a quarter of the Essex County vote when he ran for office in 2009, collected endorsements from the county's top elected Democrat, a dozen black clergy and five mayors Tuesday.
In their first joint appearance after winning their respective party’s nominations last week, Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Barbara Buono will discuss their candidacies before hundreds of business leaders tomorrow night, June 12, at the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) Employer Legislative Committee (ELC) State Dinner.
Governor Chris Christie is still on pace to crush his Democratic challenger in the gubernatorial election this fall, according to the latest poll from Quinnipiac University.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono easily won their parties' nominations in the gubernatorial primary elections, setting up a general election showdown largely over what Christie has done to fix the state's economy.