14 Facts About Jamie Fox

James Patrick Fox was an American politician and political strategist.

Jamie Fox twice served as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation and worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Jamie Fox was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.

Jamie Fox's father was head basketball coach at St Patrick High School, where Fox attended but was too short to play on the team.

Jamie Fox attended Villanova University where he earned a degree in political science.

Jamie Fox served on the staff of former New Jersey Gov.

From 1999 to 2001, Jamie Fox served as the Executive Director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, while Torricelli was the chairman of the committee.

Jamie Fox announced his intention to leave the Port Authority on July 1,2007, in order to become a private consultant.

An art collector whose specialty was items related to his political travels, Jamie Fox was a resident of Lambertville, New Jersey.

In 2014, Governor Chris Christie nominated Jamie Fox to join his cabinet as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation.

Jamie Fox's communications were subpoenaed by federal investigators looking into corruption at the PANYNJ.

In September 2015, Jamie Fox was accused of violating ethic laws by two former state officials for not recusing himself from a meeting that discussed United Airlines involvement in Atlantic City Airport.

Jamie Fox resigned in October 2015, further stating that the investigation did not influence the decision.

Jamie Fox died of heart failure in Camden, New Jersey, at the age of 62.