pres_WHITMAN

Republican party

Born: September 26, 1946

Current Position: Governor of New Jersey

Career Highlights:Governor of New Jersey (1994-present); GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, lost to Sen. Bill Bradley by 50% to 47% (1990); President of the NJ Board of Public Utilities (1988-90); Somerset County freeholder (1983-87); assistant to Donald Rumsfeld in Nixon's Office of Economic Opportunity

Education: Wheaton College, B.A. (1968)

Military Service: None

Family:Married - John Whitman; Two children - Kate, Taylor

Hometown: Tewksbury Township, New Jersey

Religion: Presbyterian