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Pinkett Says He'd Consider N.J. Lieutenant Governor Post

by ANGELA DELLI SANTI, Associated Press Writer , July 23, 2009

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TRENTON, N.J.

 

Reality TV star Randal Pinkett says he'll consider running for lieutenant governor in New Jersey when and if an offer is made.

 

The season 4 “Apprentice” winner told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he had met with Gov. Jon Corzine, but the governor has not asked him to be his running mate.

 

“I am extremely honored to be among the people he is considering to join the ticket,” said Pinkett, an African-American businessman who co-chaired Newark Mayor Cory Booker's transition team. “The governor did not offer me the lieutenant governorship. My family and I reserve the right, if it were to be offered, that I would then decide whether this is the right time for me to enter public life.”

 

Corzine has until Monday to announce his pick but said on the Internet he would do so Saturday. GOP challenger Chris Christie Monmouth County chose Sheriff Kim Guadagno as his running mate.

 

This November is the first election in which New Jerseyans will consider a No. 2 along with the governor. The position was added to the ticket after Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned following a gay affair and Senate President Richard Codey filled in for the remaining 13 months of the Democrat's term.

 

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