Christine Todd Whitman: podcast appearances and interviews

Christine Temple Whitman is an American politician and author who has served as the National Co-chair of the Forward Party since 2022. She holds the distinction of being New Jersey's first female governor. Born in New York City to a Republican political family, Whitman graduated from Wheaton College in 1968. Her political career began in the Nixon administration's Office of Economic Opportunity. She ran for the United States Senate in 1990, coming within three percentage points of defeating incumbent Senator Bill Bradley. Whitman was elected governor of New Jersey by defeating Democratic incumbent Jim Florio and was re-elected in 1997 after a victory over Democrat Jim McGreevey. She remained in office until 2001 when she resigned to become the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, a position she held until 2003. During her tenure at the EPA, Whitman was known for assuring the public that the air in lower Manhattan was safe following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. She later apologized in 2016 for making that statement. In 2022, Whitman collaborated with former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang to establish the Forward Party, a centrist third party.