New Jersey is one of the few states in the country without a lieutenant governor; in fact, other than U.S. senators, the governor is the only person elected statewide in the Garden State. That is one reason New Jersey's governor is among the most powerful in the nation.
This year, however, comes a change. For the first time ever, this year's election in N.J. will bring in a lieutenant governor.
But who will it be? On Friday, state Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. said he's not interested in becoming Chris Christie's (R) running mate. Kean, the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the Senate in 2006 against Bob Menendez and the son of a former two-term GOP governor, said he is focusing on the state budget, and a statewide run would be too distracting.
Claire Heininger of the Newark Star-Ledger says other Republicans, such as Bergen County Clerk Kathleen Donovan and state Sens. Diane Allen and Jennifer Beck, remain possibles.
One Democrat, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, has already taken himself out of contention to be Gov. Jon Corzine's running mate.
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