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Chris Christie
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Tax and Fiscal
Grade: B
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Energy and Environment
Grade: B-
An analysis of Christie’s energy and environment record shows a mixed commitment to limited government principles. As Governor, Christie vetoed measures which would have banned fracking, expanded “clean” energy, and forced the state into a draconian cap and trade program. His record on off-shore wind is mixed, but he did expand subsidies to the renewable energy industry, most notably through net-metering.
Position
Weight
Action
+5
A 4701 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (2017)
Vetoed a Bill Which Placed the State in the Draconian Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Order to Protect Economic Growth.
+5
S 2711 Wind Energy Project (2015)
Vetoed a Bill Which Authorized a Costly Off-Shore Wind Project in Order to Prevent Higher Electricity Rates.
-5
S 2420 Increasing Net Metering Capacity (2015)
Signed a Bill Hiking Electricity Costs through Subsidies to the Solar Industry via Net-Metering.
-4
A 3455 Class II Renewable Energy (2015)
Signed a Bill Hiking Electricity Costs by Requiring Increased Renewable Energy Production.
+2
A 2888 Office of Clean Energy (2014)
Vetoed the Creation of a New Politicized Bureaucracy to Advance “Clean Energy” and Increase Government Interference in the Energy Market.
+4
A 575 Hydraulic Fracturing (2012)
Vetoed a Bill Which Bans Hydraulic Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas in Order to Protect American Energy Production.
-4
S 2036 Off-shore Wind Economic Development (2010)
Hiking Electricity Costs and Enriching the Renewable Energy Industry through Subsidies for Off-shore Wind Farms.
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Law and Scope of Government
Grade: C+
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Workforce and Labor
Grade: B+
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Regulations
Grade: A-
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Individual Liberties
Grade: B+
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Education
Grade: A-
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Healthcare
Grade: C-
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Local and National Security
Grade: C+
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Free Speech and Elections
Grade: A
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