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Ms. Whitman was born Christine Todd, in New York City. She was raised in New Jersey and attended the Chapin School in New York City. She graduated from Wheaton College in 1968. After graduating, she worked on Nelson Rockefeller's campaign.

During the Nixon administration, she worked in the United States Office of Economic Opportunity under the leadership of Donald Rumsfeld.

She became involved in Somerset County, New Jersey politics in the 1980s and served on the state Public Utilities Commission.

In 1990, she ran for the U.S. Senate against the incumbent Bill Bradley, and was narrowly defeated.

She was elected the first female governor of the State of New Jersey and served from 1994 until her resignation in 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap.

She was considered as a running mate for then-presidential candidate George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. His first four-year term as President began on January 20, 2001 following the controversial U. presidential election, 2000, where for the first time in American in July 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri but was never a top contender. Her prospects were even lowered by the release of a photo of a 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan racial profiling incident three weeks before the 2000 Republican National Convention . During a public relations event in Camden, New JerseyThe City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 79,904. Camden is the home of in which the governor rode along in a police patrol car, officers stopped a 16-year-old black male named Sherron RolaxSherron Rolax (born June 3, 1979) of Lawnside, New Jersey, United States first achieved public fame when his civil rights were allegedly violated by then New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 1996. The Governor was riding along in a police patrol for suspicious activity and proceeded to frisk him. After finding nothing, Whitman also frisked the suspect while a state trooper photographed her. This photo drew fire from civil rights leaders who saw this as a violation of Rolax's civil rights and an endorsement of racial profiling by the governor. Whitman told the press that she regretted the incident and pointed to her 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep efforts against the state police force's racial profiling practices.

Although she did not become Bush's running mate, she was later appointed by the president as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. On May 20, 2003 she resigned her position, effective June 27 of that year. Ethical clouds continue to hang over her head due to her role in the alleged coverup of the toxic chemicals in the air around Ground Zero after 9/11.

She is married to John R. Whitman, a financial consultant, and they have two children.