state. he s a close friend and ally of governor christie. it s already been said that jeff chiesa who has been serving in the new jersey legal community and before that within the prosecutor s offices there there will, of course, be a primary in august and a 1yer7b8 election, a special election in october to replace the late senator frank lautenberg who passed away on monday. jeff chiesa said he is honored to serve in the seat but he does not intend to run for it. there is no shortage of individuals who are seeking that seat. we know democratic congressman rush holt will run. we re expecting that the mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker will run. dana bash, now that there s been a little bit of time that has passed with the announcement of senator jeff chiesa, chiesa in