article_snippet.sent: Mary Pat Christie wife has quit Chris Christie's wife big-money job on Wall Street in what could be a sign Chris Christie's wife has decided to run for president in 2016.
article_snippet.sent: May Pat Christie, 51, a managing director at New York City finance firm Angelo Gordon & Co, ditched Chris Christie's wife $475,000-a-year position this week, a family spokesman confirmed.
article_snippet.sent: The official reason for the resignation was 'to spend more time with Chris Christie's wife family and young children'.
article_snippet.sent: Mary Pat Christie, right, has quit Mary Pat Christie $475,000-a-year position at finance firm Angelo Gordon & Co .
article_snippet.sent: According to Fox Business, Mary Pat Christie had previously told colleagues that Mary Pat Christie leaving would be a precursor to her husband's run.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier this month the Christies said the Christies were undecided about what Mary Pat should do with Mary Pat job, and seemed to downplay the chances of Mary Pat quitting.
article_snippet.sent: Mary Pat Christie said then that leaving a career would be 'a big sacrifice for a spouse to make', and that it also 'wouldn't be a requirement', even if he did run for president.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Christie decision mirrors that of another Wall Street Republican spouse - Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Cruz, whose husband was the first to launch whose husband presidential campaign, immediately took unpaid leave from Mrs Christie high-powered position at Goldman Sachs, and will stay away from the office for the duration of his presidential campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Mary Pat Christie departure from Mary Pat Christie job will mean a major dip in the Christies' income.
highlights_snippet.sent: Mary Pat Christie, 51, quit her position at finance firm Angleo Gordon & Co .
  