Campaigning N.J. Governor Reveals Foundation’s Giving
October 22, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
Under pressure from his Republican challenger, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has released details of his charitable foundation’s giving for the past year, reports The Star-Ledger.
The more than $3-million in donations benefited community organizations, African-American churches, cultural groups, and foundations, some with ties to New Jersey power brokers and to the head of the state’s Black Ministers Council, who last week endorsed the incumbent Democrat.
Republican candidate Chris Christie pressed Mr. Corzine to release the records, claiming that much of Corzine’s philanthropy is politically motivated. The Corzine campaign had originally planned to make the foundation records public after the election.
