TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will speak at a Mississippi fundraising dinner at the end of the month, according to a report by the Associated Press. The dinner is being held to honor Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, whom Christie has spoken highly of in the past. The dinner has a $250-plate price tag and will benefit the Mississippi Republican...
(Left to right) Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk after attending a session of the National Governors Association 2011 annual meeting in Salt Lake City in July.TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie will speak at a Mississippi fundraising dinner at the end of the month, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The dinner is being held to honor Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, whom Christie has spoken highly of in the past. The dinner has a $250-plate price tag and will benefit the Mississippi Republican Party.
Christie has become a popular headliner for fundraising dinners, that benefit both the state GOP and politicians in other states. Christie held events last year to raise funds for Republicans all over the country.
Christie has also been working the chicken dinner circuit to raise funds for the New Jersey Republican Party, an effort to build a campaign war chest in advance of this fall's legislative elections.
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