Republican Governors Association press secretary Jon Thompson announced Wednesday that RGA Chairman and Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be visiting Massachusetts “soon” for “financial events.” It’s thought he’ll be rendezvousing with Charlie Baker, GOP candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, who’s running for Beacon Hill again after loosing to incumbent Governor Deval Patrick in 2010.
Thompson spoke highly of the Republican front-runner in a letter to the State House News Service:
Charlie Baker’s clear record of bipartisan leadership, promoting small business, and education reform proves he has the experience to be ready to govern on day one. The RGA has no doubt Baker will make the Bay State a great place to raise a family and start a business
BostInno reached out to Charlie Baker’s communications director asking what the precise nature of Governor Christie’s visit will be and when it will take place, but he referred us to the aforementioned State House News Service article and suggested reaching out to Christie’s camp.
MassInc Polling Group‘s poll from January 22, shows Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts Martha Coakley leads the pack by a margin of 17 points over Baker. Rounding out the field of Democratic candidates is Juliette Kayyem, Don Berwick and Steve Grossman. Baker is also being challenged by Tea Party candidate Mark Fisher from Shrewsbury.
Thompson did not respond to follow up e-mails asking about the lesser known Republican candidate Fisher.
Christie will also be visiting Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut and Utah, in a effort to raise money. He announced his travels on the same day that the New Jersey Republican State Committee and his campaign were hit with subpoenas by the U.S. Attorney’s office over the George Washington Bridge lane closures that resulted in crippling traffic jams, wrote True New Jersey.
In January, Christie went on a campaigning trip to Florida for the RGA organization and announced a $1,000 per-head fundraiser to clear the campaign debt incurred by former U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan.
The primary election in Massachusetts will take place on September 16, and the general election on November 4.
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