Kimberly Ann Guadagno is an American lawyer and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor and 33rd secretary of state of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.
26 Facts About Kim Guadagno
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Kim Guadagno was born Kimberly Ann McFadden in Waterloo, Iowa, the middle child of five of Mary Patricia "Pat" and Charles A "Chuck" McFadden Jr.
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Kim Guadagno earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania in 1980, and a JD degree in 1983 from the Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.
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Kim Guadagno is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey.
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Kim Guadagno served as deputy director from 1998 to 2001 in the Division of Criminal Justice, where she supervised prosecutions of a $40 million financial fraud and of David L Smith, creator of the "Melissa" computer worm.
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In 2005 Kim Guadagno was elected to Monmouth Beach's non-partisan governing body as one of its three Walsh Act commissioners.
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Sheriff Kim Guadagno served as the chief executive and administrative officer of Monmouth County's largest law enforcement agency with nearly 700 employees who serve in the Law Enforcement Division, the 1,328 bed maximum security correctional institution, the youth detention center, the Civil Division and the Public Safety and 911 Emergency Dispatch Center.
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Sheriff Kim Guadagno expanded "Project Lifesaver," which uses bracelets with a radio-tracking device that allows Sheriff's Officers to locate persons with Alzheimer' or Autism who wander or become lost.
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Finally, Sheriff Kim Guadagno was the first sheriff in New Jersey to institute a medical ID program to help ensure appropriate medical and law enforcement response to medically sensitive persons, such as children with special needs and encouraged autism training at the Police Academy.
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Kim Guadagno was selected over a number of other Republican women, including State Senator Diane Allen and Bergen County Clerk Kathleen Donovan.
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Kim Guadagno was not a well known political figure statewide in October 2009.
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Christie and Kim Guadagno defeated Jon Corzine and Loretta Weinberg on November 3,2009.
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Kim Guadagno was sworn in on January 19,2010, as the first Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and the 33rd secretary of state.
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Kim Guadagno supervised multiple programs, including the State Archives, the state's research facility and repository for public records of historical value and the Division of Travel and Tourism, which is charged with promoting New Jersey as a premier travel destination.
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Additionally, Kim Guadagno headed the Division of Elections and served as the Chief Elections Official and chair of the Board of State Canvassers, which certifies election results for federal and state office elections and public questions.
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Kim Guadagno oversaw the Division of Programs which includes the Governor's Office of Volunteerism, the New Jersey Commission on National and Community Service, the Office of Faith Based Initiatives and the Center for Hispanic Policy, Research, and Development.
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In May 2019, Kim Guadagno became CEO and president of Fulfill NJ.
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Kim Guadagno was removed from the position in April 2021 amid disputes with Monmouth County officials, including Shaun Golden, the chair of the county Republican Party.
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In early 2011, after reviewing a routine state audit of the prior administration's affairs, Kim Guadagno publicly criticized the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for its sloppy handling of public art projects, implying that state funds may have been fraudulently awarded.
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Kim Guadagno later claimed that the state Police and Firemen's Retirement System had approved her actions.
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On January 18,2014, Mayor of Hoboken Dawn Zimmer, appearing on MSNBC, claimed that Kim Guadagno had pulled her aside in a supermarket parking lot and directly linked Hoboken's receipt of Sandy funding to the approval of a large proposed private development project that required substantial zoning changes to move forward.
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In December 2010, Kim Guadagno went on a scheduled vacation with her father who was dying of prostate cancer, while Governor Christie later decided to go with his family to Disney World.
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Kim Guadagno moved to New Jersey in 1991 and has been a resident of Monmouth Beach, a borough in Monmouth County, since marrying Michael Kim Guadagno in 1991.
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Kim Guadagno's husband was a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
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Kim Guadagno was appointed to the bench in 2005 by then-Governor Richard Codey, and elevated to the Appellate Division by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner in 2012.
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Judge Kim Guadagno submitted his letter of resignation on January 26,2017, in advance of reaching the mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 later that year.