Bret Schundler

Bret Schundler
Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education
In office
March 11, 2010 – August 27, 2010
GovernorChris Christie
Preceded byLucille Davy
Succeeded byChristopher Cerf
42nd Mayor of Jersey City
In office
November 11, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byJoseph Rakowski
Succeeded byGlenn Cunningham
Personal details
Born
Bret Davis Schundler

(1959-01-14) January 14, 1959 (age 65)
Colonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1991)
Republican (1991–present)
SpouseLynn
Children2
EducationHarvard University (BA)

Bret Davis Schundler (born January 14, 1959) is an American politician from New Jersey who served as the 42nd mayor of Jersey City from 1992 to 2001. He remains the last Republican to hold that office. He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New Jersey in 2001 and 2005.

Earlier in his life, Schundler was a Democrat, and the State Coordinator in New Jersey for Gary Hart's 1984 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 2010, when he was dismissed.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Chris Christie fires N.J. Schools chief Bret Schundler". 2010-08-27.