Christie leaves NJ behind for Fla. fundraisers
Christie leaves NJ behind for Fla. fundraisers
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK, Associated Press | January 18, 2014 | Updated: January 18, 2014 6:13pm
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left a political scandal back home as he raised money Saturday for fellow Republicans in Florida.
As chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Christie was headlining a series of events over the weekend to help Florida's governor, Rick Scott, and the state party. The private events were giving Christie his first chance to test his political viability outside New Jersey since a scandal erupted over an apparent political payback scheme led to massive traffic jams last fall when local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge were closed.
Christie was re-elected governor last November and is considered a potential contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Two prominent Florida Republicans — former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio — also are viewed as potential candidates.
In Orlando on Saturday, hundreds of donors attended the fundraiser where Christie presented Scott with a $2.5 million check from the RGA for a political committee that's helping Scott's campaign, according to the association. Then Christie joined about two dozen guests at the Palm Beach home of Jose Pepe Fanjul Jr., executive vice president of Florida Crystals, one of the nation's largest sugar producers.
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