Teacher who sparred with Christie runs for office

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Marie Corfield, a New Jersey teacher whose clash with Chris Christie at a town hall meeting made big headlines, is running for N.J. state assembly:

Then came a phone call from Joey Novick, an attorney, comedian and political activist who thought she'd make a good candidate.

"I asked a good friend of mine who's a teacher and she said, 'Oh my god, Marie, you have to do this. Teachers need somebody to believe in. They need some hope," Corfield said last week walking door-to-door in a working-class Somerville neighborhood. "I said 'You know what? I should do this, then. Because there's nobody there at the table speaking for us.'"

A single mother of two children, ages 19 and 12, Corfield has never run for elected office. Now she's running as a Democrat in the Republican-leaning 16th District along with South Brunswick Councilman Joe Camarota for Assembly and attorney Maureen Vella for Senate.

"You can say Chris Christie hand-picked (Corfield) to run," Vella joked.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1011/Teacher_who_sparred_with_Christie_runs_for_office.html?showall

[Tatiana]

1. I am a firm believer that more teachers should run for elective office.

There are a lot more Paul Wellstones out there who could use our support to throw their hat in the ring.

[valerief]

2. Smart politicians are breath of fresh air, too! nt

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