Kim Guadagno

Kim Guadagno
Guadagno at Paterson, New Jersey's Great Falls in 2011
1st Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018
GovernorChris Christie
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySheila Oliver
33rd Secretary of State of New Jersey
In office
January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018
GovernorChris Christie
Preceded byNina Wells
Succeeded byTahesha Way
75th Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey
In office
January 1, 2008 – January 19, 2010
Preceded byJoseph Oxley
Succeeded byShaun Golden
Personal details
Born
Kimberly Ann McFadden

(1959-04-13) April 13, 1959 (age 65)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (until 2021)
Independent (2021–present)[1]
Spouse
Michael Guadagno
(m. 1991)
Children3
EducationUrsinus College (BA)
American University (JD)

Kimberly Ann Guadagno (Italian pronunciation: [ɡwaˈdaɲɲo]; née McFadden; born April 13, 1959)[2] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the first lieutenant governor and 33rd secretary of state of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.

Guadagno was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 2017, but lost in the general election to Democrat Phil Murphy.

  1. ^ "Kim Guadagno, Christie's Lt. Governor, leaves Republican Party". July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Dinges, Tomas (August 9, 2009). "Unprecedented role for Lt. Gov. candidate Kim Guadagno". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 4, 2009.