Print Continue to article content Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit. | Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Christie sitting out New Jersey governor’s race — and no one’s complaining Updated Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is keeping a busy schedule these days. He also recently hosted Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in a public discussion, headlined a fundraiser for a member of Congress from Long Island, had dinner with Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner and, back in New Jersey, joined a fundraiser for Republican state senator.