claim: "and, as of today, new jersey state government has less employees than when christie whitman left office in 2001."
author: chris christie
evidence_1: jul 16, 2012 ... "new jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when  christie whitman left office in january of 2001, and i think that's ...
evidence_2: dec 29, 2011 ... ... has less employees than when christie whitman left office in 2001." ... of state  government employees have opted for retirement since gov.
evidence_3: christine todd whitman (born september 26, 1946) is an american republican  politician and author who served as the 50th governor of new jersey, from ...
evidence_4: jul 16, 2012 ... "new jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when  christie whitman left office in january of 2001, and i think that's ...
evidence_5: but since i've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at  any time since christie whitman left office in january 2001. that's the righ.