Reuters
By Joseph Ax
(Reuters) - Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who backed Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign but has since become a vocal critic, will launch his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on June 6, a person familiar with the matter said.
Here are key facts about Christie's life and career:
FROM PROSECUTOR TO POPULAR GOVERNOR
A native of Newark, New Jersey, Christie, 60, made a name for himself as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey from 2002 to 2008, prosecuting dozens of officials for corruption.
His most high-profile convictions included Charles Kushner, a real estate executive who pleaded guilty to tax evasion and other crimes. Kushner's son, Jared, would become Trump's son-in-law, and Christie wrote in a memoir that Kushner pushed him out of Trump's inner circle in 2016 in retaliation for his father's prosecution.
Christie ousted Democratic Governor Jon Corzine in the 2009 gubernatorial election. With his brash, unapologetic approach - critics called him a bully - Christie made headlines taking on public sector unions and other political opponents.
In 2012, Christie earned widespread praise for his handling of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the Jersey Shore. When Barack Obama toured the state, the governor stood beside him and praised the Democratic president's response, frustrating Republicans who felt it offered Obama a bipartisan boost just before the presidential election.
Christie swept to a second...
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