Description: (Politician)
Christine Todd Whitman is an American politician and author. She was the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and later served as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. Whitman started her political career in the Nixon administration's Office of Economic Opportunity. She is recognized as a self-described Rockefeller Republican and is known for her work in ensuring air safety in lower Manhattan following the September 11, 2001 attacks.