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CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN

Name: Christine Todd Whitman                                                       
Born: 26 September 1946 New York City                                               
                                                                                   
Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman (born September 26, 1946, New York City) is an   
American Republican politician and author who served as the 50th Governor of New   
Jersey from 1994 to 2001, and was the Administrator of the Environmental           
Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to   
2003. She was New Jersey's first and to date only female governor.                 
                                                                                   
Whitman now has an energy lobbying group called the Whitman Strategy Group, "a     
governmental relations consulting firm specializing in environmental and energy     
issues." She is currently a director of Texas Instruments and United               
Technologies. Whitman is also co-chair of the CASEnergy Coalition, and in           
2007, voiced support for a stronger future role of nuclear power in the United     
States.