Christine Todd Whitman (President of Princeton)

Christine "Christie" Todd Whitman (born September 26, 1946) is an American politician who is currently serving as the senior U.S. Senator from. She previously served as the from 1994 to 2002, the first woman to do so in her state's history.

Whitman was an unsuccessful candidate in the as she was narrowly defeated by then-businessman  by a margin of 30,000 votes. Three years later, she successfully secured the Democratic nomination for Governor and managed to defeat incumbent Progressive in the. She won reelection four years later and was rumored as a potential running mate for in, however was passed over for Virginia Senator.

In mid 2001, she announced her intentions to challenge Senator Lautenberg again in, however Lautenberg announced his retirement two weeks later. Whitman swiftly won the open seat against Congressman.