no experience in public office. Later in the week, news reports indicated Pinkett's selection was less likely and that other front runners had emerged, due at least in part to public criticism of the idea of a political newcomer as the Governor's running mate. On July 24, Corzine selected State Senator Loretta Weinberg. In 2009, Pinkett was the chair of the State Democratic Committee's Yes We Can 2.0; its name based on Barack Obama's campaign slogan, it sought to turn out newly registered voters from the 2008 presidential election for the gubernatorial election. Personal life According to his website, Pinkett was an academic All-American at Rutgers. He was named a member of the 1993 USA TODAY All-USA Academic Team and Pinkett was a member of the Cap and Skull organization. He served as President of MEET, the Rutgers Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, and was the captain of the Rutgers varsity men's track and field team, competing both as a high jumper and long jumper. In 1993, Pinkett was named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Additionally, he was the 1994 male Walter Byers Scholarship winner as the NCAA's top scholar athlete. Pinkett is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 2006, Pinkett was given the Paul Robeson Leadership Award by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts. In August 2007, Pinkett's wife, Zahara, gave birth to a daughter in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Pinkett family resides in Somerset, New Jersey. Bibliography . References External links bctpartners.com BCT Partners. 1971 births African-American writers African-American businesspeople American business writers Alumni of Keble College, Oxford American Rhodes Scholars Digital divide activists Hightstown High School alumni Living people MIT School of Engineering alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni People from Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey People from East Windsor, New Jersey Businesspeople from Philadelphia Rutgers University alumni Businesspeople from New Jersey New Jersey Democrats The Trump Organization employees 21st-century American businesspeople 21st-century American non-fiction writers MIT Media Lab people The Apprentice (franchise) winners Participants in American reality television series