Even during his college years, Chris Christie had political aspirations, and that didn't seem to bother his future wife at all. In fact, Mary Pat Christie told ABC News in early 2016 that she was with him on the college campaign trail and joined in herself, preparing them for what was ahead in life.
"He pulled me into student government," she said. "I really didn't have an interest in it, so he talked me into it. I got involved. He eventually ran for president and I ran as his secretary when he was a senior and he won. And then the following year I ran for president and I won."
Of course, his love for politics even on the college level wasn't the only thing that attracted Mary Pat to Chris. "I just thought he was funny and interesting," Mary Pat told ABC. "He had great stories. He still has great stories. And he was cute."
While Chris went on to become a lawyer and U.S. attorney and then went into politics professionally, Mary Pat became a businesswoman on Wall Street, but she left that world to campaign beside her husband when he decided to give it a go in an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination, which eventually went to Donald Trump.
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