Chris Christie, a Republican, was governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.
In late October 2012, scientists forecast that two giant storms were going to come together to create a superstorm on the Mid-Atlantic coast. I was governor of New Jersey at the time, and my administration understood that the most aggressive measures needed to be taken to protect lives. As a result of setting the right tone before the hurricane hit, we kept the loss of life for Superstorm Sandy to under 40 people. We were able to reopen the Jersey shore the next summer and rebuild our state after the loss of 365,000 homes.
