1. Chris Daggett later moved to Bernards Township and attended Ridge High School.
14 Facts About Chris Daggett
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Chris Daggett graduated from the University of North Carolina and went on to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he received a Doctor of Education degree in 1977.
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Chris Daggett returned to New Jersey and worked on the 1977 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Party candidate Raymond Bateman against the incumbent Brendan Byrne.
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When Kean was elected governor, Chris Daggett served as deputy chief of staff specializing in education policy.
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In 1984, Chris Daggett was named regional administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for Region 2, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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Chris Daggett was recommended for the position by Governor Kean.
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Chris Daggett rejoined the Kean administration in 1988, when he was appointed acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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Chris Daggett said he did nothing wrong in attending the fundraiser, and his nomination was finally cleared by the New Jersey Senate in February 1989.
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Chris Daggett continued to work on environmental issues with various governors of New Jersey.
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Chris Daggett was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine as chairman of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Permit Efficiency Task Force.
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Shortly after his gubernatorial campaign ended, Daggett was named the President and CEO of the Geraldine R Dodge Foundation based in Morristown, New Jersey, one of the largest private foundations in the state of New Jersey.
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Chris Daggett raised enough money to qualify him for taxpayer matching funds, which would allow him to participate in televised debates with Governor Corzine and Republican candidate Christopher J Christie.
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On July 27,2009, Daggett named Frank J Esposito of Ocean Township as his ticket's candidate for lieutenant governor.
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On October 10,2009, Chris Daggett was endorsed by New Jersey's largest circulated newspaper, The Star-Ledger.