Bret schundler biography
Bret Davis Schundler (born January 14, ) is an American politician from New Jersey who served as the 42nd mayor of Jersey City from to.
Bret Schundler
American politician
Bret Davis Schundler (born January 14, ) is an American politician from New Jersey who served as the 42nd mayor of Jersey City from to He remains the last Republican to hold that office.
Bret Davis Schundler is an American politician from New Jersey who served as the 42nd mayor of Jersey City from to He remains the last Republican to hold that office.
He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New Jersey in and
Earlier in his life, Schundler was a Democrat, and the State Coordinator in New Jersey for Gary Hart's campaign for President. He then served as the chief operating officer of The King's College, a Christian liberal arts college in New York City.
He served in the cabinet of Governor Chris Christie as New Jersey commissioner of education from January to August , when he was dismissed.[1]
Early life
Schundler grew up in Woodbridge Township and Westfield, New Jersey as the youngest of nine children.
At Westfield High School, he was an All-State football player.[2] He was recruited by Harvard University, where, to help pay for his tuition, he washed dishes, cleaned bathrooms, a