NJ Gov. Chris Christie's rise to power

With his parents and brother and sister at the Jersey Shore

On the Livingston High School baseball team in Livingston, NJ

His wedding photo with Mary Pat in 1986

The couple at University of Delaware, where they met.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003 file picture, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, center, answers a question on the steps of U.S. District Courthouse in Newark, N.J. after an arraignment for two suspects allegedly involved in a plot to sell missiles to an undercover agent. Christie is flanked by FBI Special Agent Louie F. Allen, left, and Gen. Sergei Fomenko, right, with Russia's Federal Security Service. Christie is a phenomenon _ and not just in New Jersey. He's become a talk show regular, a star on YouTube and Twitter, a headliner at campaign events for conservative candidates, the favorite of some Republicans looking to the 2012 presidential race. All on the basis of his first year as governor _ a year defined by the fights he'd picked. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft (C) speaks as U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. Christie (L) of New Jersey, Acting Director Bradley Buckles (R) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives listen during a media conference at the Department of Justice December 11, 2003 in Washington, DC. Ashcroft announced that criminal charges have been filed against several individuals, including a federally licensed firearms dealer in Ohio as well as against members of a violent street gang in New Jersey, for their roles in an alleged conspiracy to illegally traffic guns across state lines. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rep. Chris Smith, R-Hamilton is flanked by U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, right, as he announces an initiative to assist victims of human trafficking, at the headquarters of the Catholic Archdiocese of Newark in Newark, N.J., Monday, Aug. 23, 2004. Smith, Christie and other federal officials sought help from local law enforcement agencies in identifying victims in the smuggling of people from overseas for work in sweatshops and prostitution. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

New Jersey Sen. Wayne R. Bryant, 59, D-Camden, ignores questions as he leaves federal court in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, April 3, 2007, after a hearing on fraud, corruption and pension-padding charges. He and co-defendant R. Michael Gallagher, a former dean at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey who is charged with fraud, were released on $250,000 personal recognizance bonds after initial court appearances Tuesday before U.S. District Judge John J. Hughes. Both were ordered to surrender their passports. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

CAMDEN, NJ- MAY 8: U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie speaks with the media outside Camden Federal Courthouse May 8, 2007 in Camden, New Jersey. According to reports six men were arrested on charges of planning to attack the Fort Dix military base with automatic weapons. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, former federal prosecutor Chris Christie, left, listens as former GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusettes governor Mitt Romney endorses him Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Haddonfield, N.J. Christie is competing for the GOP nomination in Tuesday's primary against Steve Lonegan and Rick Merkt. The winner will face Gov. Jon S. Corzine, the incumbent Democrat. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Republican Gubernatorial candidate, former New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Christie, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2009, before the House Commercial and Administrative Law subcommittee hearing on deferred prosecution agreements. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, left, Republican challenger Chris Christie, right, and Independent candidate Chris Daggett stand in a television studio for their debate Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie shows his tickets as he arrives at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. to attend the Bruce Springsteen concert Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

New Jersey gubernatorial candidates, from left, Republican Chris Christie, Independent Chris Daggett and Democrat incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine meet the audience prior to the final debate held at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Christopher Barth)

New Jersey Governor-elect Chris Christie (L) is joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno (2nd, L) and his wife Mary Pat before delivering his victory speech at the election night headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Zelevansky (UNITED STATES ELECTIONS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, left, greets Governor-elect Chris Christie at the Robert Treat Academy charter school, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Newark, N.J., the day after Christie won over incumbent Jon S. Corzine. Christie said with the visit to the highly successful school, he wanted to highlight his plans to improve education. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Former Jersey City, N.J., Mayor Bret Schundler, right, listens Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Trenton, N.J., as New Jersey Gov. elect Chris Christie introduces him as his pick for New Jersey's education commissioner. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

NJ Gov. Chris Christie delivers his inugural address during a ceremony at War Memorial in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno looks on Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Trenton, N.J., as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoes a measure to restore a higher income tax on those making more than $1 million. Christie acted Thursday evening within minutes of the bill's final passage by the Legislature. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gestures Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, in Trenton, N.J., as he announces that he's standing by his decision to kill the nation's biggest public works project, a train tunnel connecting New Jersey to New York City. Christie, a rising star in the Republican Party for his fearless budget-slashing, has argued that his cash-strapped state can't afford to pay for any overruns on the $9 billion-plus rail tunnel under the Hudson River. The state is on the hook for $2.7 billion plus overruns. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann during a rally, at the Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minn., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: Chris Christie (R), Governor of New Jersey, and his wife Mary Pat Christie arrive at the White House for a state dinner 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are hosting resident Hu Jintao for a state dinner during his visit to the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands on the Statehouse steps Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., as he addresses an anti-abortion rally. The rally was one of many around the country held by abortion opponents on the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, center left, stripe tie, greets Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno as he enters the New Jersey Assembly chambers to deliver his first State Of The State address Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martin looks on Thursday, May 26, 2011 in Trenton, N.J., as Gov. Chris Christie, left, announces that New Jersey will withdraw from a 10-state regional greenhouse gas reduction program by the end of the year, saying the program is ineffective at combating global warming. The announcement thrilled conservatives, who have been dogging governors in Northeast states to abandon the effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions by having polluters pay for their fossil fuel output. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

As New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, left, looks on, Gov. Chris Christie answers a question Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., after he used a line-item veto to take about $900 million worth of spending out of the $30.6 billion budget submitted to him by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The line-item veto of the spending plan Christie announced Thursday averts a potential shutdown of nonessential government services. The new fiscal year starts Friday. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks to the media outside of the Somerset Medical Center emergency room, Thursday, July 28, 2011, in Somerville, N.J. Christie was released from following emergency treatment for asthma after having difficulty breathing. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

President Barack Obama walks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Newark, N.J., as they returned from Paterson, N.J., after viewing damage caused by Hurricane Irene, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie places a rose Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, during the dedication of the Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, N.J. Empty Sky is New Jersey's monument across from the site of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in an attack Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during an announcement that he will not be seeking the 2012 Republican nomination for president, in Trenton, New Jersey October 4, 2011.

MOUNT VERNON, OH - OCTOBER 10: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) listens as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to the crowd at Ariel Corporation on October 10, 2012 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Romney is campaigning in Ohio with less than a month to go before the general election. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie upon arriving in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 31, 2012 to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone Sandy. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks to a podium during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Technology Enhanced Accelerated Learning Center at Essex County Newark Tech, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Reports say Christie secretly underwent a weight-loss surgery in February, when a band was placed around his stomach to restrict the amount of food he can eat. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Britain's Prince Harry, right, walks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at Casino Pier during a tour of the area hit by Superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Seaside Heights, N.J. The prince toured the community's rebuilt boardwalk, which is about two-thirds complete. New Jersey sustained about $37 billion worth of damage from the storm. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

U.S. President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) walk on the boardwalk at Point Pleasant in New Jersey, May 28, 2013. Obama and Christie teamed up again to tour areas damaged by last year's Hurricane Sandy, giving a boost to a Democratic president enmeshed in scandals at home. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)