Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine
54th Governor of New Jersey
In office January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010
Preceded by	Richard Codey
Succeeded by	Chris Christie
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Leader	Tom Daschle
Preceded by	Patty Murray
Succeeded by	Chuck Schumer
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006
Preceded by	Frank Lautenberg
Succeeded by	Bob Menendez
Personal details
Born	Jon Stevens Corzine (1947-01-01) January 1, 1947 (age 77) Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Joanne Dougherty ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 2003)​ Sharon Elghanayan ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3
Relatives	Roy A. Corzine (grandfather)
Education	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA) University of Chicago (MBA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1969–1975
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Reserves

Jonathan Stevens "Jon" Corzine (/ˈkɔːrzaɪn/ KOR-zyne; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran for a second term as governor but lost to Republican Chris Christie. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 until its collapse in 2011.^[1]