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- ↑ "Big leadership shake-up rocks Port Authority". August 2017.
- 1 2 3 Official biodata, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey; accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Florio and Kean Agree Taxes Are Key Issue". The New York Times , June 4, 1981. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ Official bio, Chubb Corp. Accessed June 26, 2008. Archived May 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Friedman, Matt (April 29, 2014). "Christie names a former attorney general as Port Authority chairman". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ Christie nominee for Port Authority chairman: Agency 'in need of reform', NorthJersey.com; accessed November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Baxter, Christopher (July 10, 2014). "Christie's pick to lead the Port Authority defends his independence". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ "Port Authority board confirms O'Toole, Cotton for top posts".
- ↑ "Christie, Cuomo Announce New Port Authority Leadership".
