20 Facts About Jeffrey Chiesa

Jeffrey Scott Chiesa is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from June 6 to October 30,2013.

Jeffrey Chiesa declined to run for the remainder of the Senate term in the 2013 special election, which was won by Democrat Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark.

Jeffrey Chiesa grew up in Bound Brook, New Jersey, the eldest of three children.

Jeffrey Chiesa attended Bound Brook High School and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting.

Jeffrey Chiesa earned his JD from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in 1990.

Jeffrey Chiesa served as counsel to the US Attorney, Chief of the Public Protection Unit, and Executive Assistant US Attorney.

In 2009, after Christie was elected Governor of New Jersey, Jeffrey Chiesa headed his transition team.

On December 12,2011, Governor Christie nominated Jeffrey Chiesa to succeed Paula Dow as Attorney General of New Jersey.

Jeffrey Chiesa was sworn in as Dow's successor on January 10,2012.

Jeffrey Chiesa supported mandatory drug rehab treatment for non-violent drug offenders and holding violent defendants without bail.

Jeffrey Chiesa filed a lawsuit against John Kot and Gabriel R DaSilva of leading home improvement companies for defrauding people and breaking several laws.

Jeffrey Chiesa announced that he would not seek election to the seat in the 2013 special election.

Jeffrey Chiesa resigned as Attorney General on June 6,2013, and Executive Assistant Attorney General John Jay Hoffman became acting Attorney General.

Jeffrey Chiesa was sworn into the Senate on June 10,2013, by Vice President Joe Biden.

Jeffrey Chiesa's vote was seen as crucial to the passing of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.

Jeffrey Chiesa opposed Democratic attempts to reinsert funding for the Affordable Care Act but ultimately voted for the Reid-McConnell bill to end the shutdown.

Jeffrey Chiesa left the Senate on October 31,2013, when Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who won the special election, was sworn in.

Jeffrey Chiesa recorded a tenure of 129 days, the fourth-shortest of the 65 US Senators who have served in New Jersey's history.

Jeffrey Chiesa ruled out the possibility of running for the seat in the regularly scheduled 2014 election, but said that he would consider running for office in the future.

Jeffrey Chiesa was appointed by Christie to oversee the state takeover of Atlantic City in 2016.