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Bridget Anne Kelly ({{nee|Daul}}) is the former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.

Kelly, a New Jersey native, grew up in Ramsey and graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in 1990.^[1] She graduated from Mount St. Mary's University in 1994 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science.^[2]

She began her government career by working as a legislative aide to Assemblyman David C. Russo, later becoming Russo's chief of staff.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2010, Kelly became Director of Legislative Relations under Governor Chris Christie. In April 2013, Christie appointed her to be his Deputy Chief of Staff.

On November 4, 2016, Kelly was convicted for her involvement in the "Bridgegate" affair.^[5]^[6] She was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on March 29, 2017.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Fort Lee lane closure scandal

On November 4, 2016, Kelly was found guilty in connection with the four-day closures of entrance ramps to the George Washington Bridge in the late summer of 2013, in part of what has been described as politically motivated retribution against the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[10]

On August 13, 2013, Kelly sent an eight-word e-mail to David Wildstein, a Christie appointee to the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, that read, "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."^[11] Wildstein responded to Kelly's e-mail: "Got it." In a texting exchange the next day, Wildstein relayed to Kelly a text from Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich in which he complained about the traffic jam and said, "The bigger problem is getting kids to school. Please help. It's maddening." Kelly replied, "Is it wrong that I'm smiling?"^[12]

On January 9, 2014, after the emails were disclosed, the governor announced that he had fired Kelly, calling her action "stupid" and "deceitful" and claiming her actions had caused him to mislead the public.^[13] That day, Kelly was named as a defendant in a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey that cited a civil conspiracy and "willful, wanton, arbitrary, and egregious official misconduct".^[14]^[15] In the wake of her firing, police established no parking zones outside of Kelly's home in Ramsey to keep press and gawkers away, while "no trespassing" signs were placed on the lawn of the home.^[16]

When she received subpoenas for documents from the New Jersey legislative committee, Kelly's attorneys indicated she would not comply with the subpoenas, citing their clients' Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure^[17]^[18] The committee voted to compel Kelly to produce the previously requested documents, instructing special counsel Reid Schar to "take all necessary steps" to enforce them.^[19] But Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson found no basis to force Kelly and Bill Stepien, the governor's two-time campaign manager, to comply with the subpoenas. The pair had objected to the requests, issued in January, asserting that being forced to identify and turn over records would violate their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. They called the committee's requests a fishing expedition. The Court agreed.^[20]

On May 1, 2015, Kelly was indicted on nine charges in connection with her involvement in the scandal.^[21] She pleaded not guilty. Courts have ruled that evidence provided in discovery by the US Attorney cannot be made public. Courts also ruled that all materials used to prepare the so-called Mastro Report which exonerated the Christie administration must be turned over to the defense.^[22] The state has denied Kelly's request for reimbursement of legal fees.^[23]

Conviction

On November 4, 2016, the jury in the "Bridgegate" trial returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Bridget Kelly and co-defendant Bill Baroni.^[24]^[25] On March 29, 2017, U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton sentenced to Kelly 18 months in prison and 500 hours of community service.^[26]^[27]^[28]

On November 27, 2018, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the majority of the convictions, overturning the determination that Kelly and Baroni had violated the civil rights of travelers, finding there is no established civil right to interstate travel giving rise to a criminal conviction.^[29] The court directed that Kelly and Baroni be resentenced on the remaining seven counts of the indictment.^[30]

Personal life

As of 2014, Kelly was unemployed, and a divorced mother with four children.^[31]^[32]^[2]

References

1. ^Kelly, Mike. "Mike Kelly: Image of former Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly doesn't fit résumé" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113170531/http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/Kelly_Image_of_former_Christie_aide_Bridget_Anne_Kelly_doesnt_fit_resume.html?page=all |date=January 13, 2014 }}, The Record (Bergen County), January 9, 2014. Accessed January 17, 2014. "Kelly grew up in Ramsey, the daughter of Richard Daul, now the director of veterans services in the Bergen County government. In 1990, she graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Washington Township."
2. ^¹²{{cite web|last=Calabrese |first=Erin |url=https://nypost.com/2014/01/10/meet-fired-christie-aide-bridget-anne-kelly/ |title=Meet fired Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly | New York Post |publisher=Nypost.com |date=2013-12-31 |accessdate=2014-01-11}}
3. ^{{cite web|author=Angela Delli Santi |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0110/Bridget-Anne-Kelly-fired-Christie-aide-was-on-team-from-the-start |title=Bridget Anne Kelly, fired Christie aide, was on team from the start |publisher=CSMonitor.com |date=2013-09-12 |accessdate=2014-01-11}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/who-bridget-anne-kelly-chris-christie-aide-who-revealed-his-hand-george-washington-bridge-traffic |title=Who Is Bridget Anne Kelly? Chris Christie Aide Who Revealed His Hand In George Washington Bridge Traffic Meltdown |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=2013-08-13 |accessdate=2014-01-11}}
5. ^{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKBN12Z216|accessdate=4 November 2016|date=4 November 2016|agency=Reuters|title=Former Christie allies convicted in N.J. 'Bridgegate' trial|author=Joseph Ax}}
6. ^{{citation|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/bridgegate-case-verdict-reached/|publisher=CNN|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=4 November 2016|title=Bridgegate case verdict: Former officials guilty on all counts|author= Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley and Tom Kludt}}
7. ^[https://www.law360.com/articles/901363/gwb-scandal-sentencings-delayed-due-to-snowstorm GWB Scandal Sentencings Delayed Due To Snowstorm], Law360, March 13, 2017, retrieved March 24, 2017.
8. ^Bridgegate verdict: Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly guilty on all counts, NJ.com, November 4, 2017, retrieved March 24, 2017.
9. ^{{cite news|author1=Nick Corasaniti|title=2 Christie Allies Are Sentenced in George Washington Bridge Scandal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/nyregion/christie-bridgegate-baroni-bridget-anne-kelly.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|date=March 29, 2017|language=English}}
10. ^{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Zernike |authorlink=Kate Zernike |title=Christie Faces Scandal on Traffic Jam Aides Ordered |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/nyregion/christie-aide-tied-to-bridge-lane-closings.html |quote='Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,' Bridget Anne Kelly, a deputy chief of staff to Mr. Christie, e-mailed David Wildstein, ... who worked at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the bridge. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 8, 2014 |accessdate=January 9, 2014 }}
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/bridget-anne-kelly|title=Meet the Christie Aide Behind the Instantly Infamous 'Traffic Problems' Email|last=Lach|first=Eric|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=January 8, 2014|publisher=Talking Point Memo}}
12. ^http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/bridge_scandal_david_wildstein_uncensored_documents.html NJ.com
13. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/nyregion/christie-controversy-bridge-lane-closings.html?hp|title=Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry |last1=Santora | first1=Marc |last2=Rashbaum |first2=William |date=January 9, 2014 |accessdate=January 11, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times}}
14. ^{{Cite web|last=Markos |first=Kibret |date=January 9, 2014 | url=http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/Six_Bergen_County_residents_file_class-action_lawsuits_against_Christie.html| title=Six Bergen County residents file class-action lawsuits over GWB scandal|work=The Record |accessdate=2014-01-11}}
15. ^Complaint, docket entry 1, Jan. 9, 2014, Zachary Galicki, et al. v. State of New Jersey, Christopher James Christie, Bridget Anne Kelly, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bill Baroni, David Wildstein, et al., case no. 2:14-cv-00169-KM-MCA, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark Div.)
16. ^Diduch, Mary. "Signs shoo media from Ramsey homes of ex-Christie aide, kin", The Record, January 16, 2014. Accessed January 17, 2014. "Across the borough at Kelly's light brown house, which also now has two "No trespassing" signs on the lawn, vehicles cannot park along Wyckoff Avenue, a main road where parking has always been banned."
17. ^{{cite news | last = Grant | first = Jason | title = Bill Stepien's lawyer objects to legislative subpoena in bridge scandal, requests its withdrawal | publisher = The Star-Ledger | date = January 31, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/bill_stepiens_lawyer_objects_to_legislative_subpoena_in_bridge_scandal_request_subpeona_withdraw.html | accessdate=February 1, 2014}}
18. ^{{cite news | title = Attorney says longtime Christie adviser Bill Stepien will invoke Fifth Amendment | publisher = The Washington Post | date = January 31, 2014 | url = https://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/letter-from-attorney-of-longtime-christie-adviser-bill-stepien-invoking-fifth-amendment/790/ | accessdate=January 31, 2014}}
19. ^{{cite news | last = Baxter | first = Christopher | title = Panel investigating Chris Christie bridge scandal votes to compel insiders to produce records | publisher = The Star-Ledger | date = February 10, 2014 | url = http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/panel_investigating_chris_christie_bridge_scandal_issues_xx_new_subpoenas.html#incart_river_default | accessdate = February 10, 2014}}
20. ^Christopher Baxter, "NJ judge rules against bridge scandal panel in subpoena fight," April 9, 2014, Star-Ledger, reproduced by NJ.com, accessed August 27, 2014, at
21. ^{{cite web|title=Indicted in GWB case, Bridget Anne Kelly proclaims innocence at news conference|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/indicted-in-gwb-case-bridget-anne-kelly-proclaims-innocence-at-news-conference-1.1323748|publisher=North Jersey|accessdate=1 May 2015}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/07/judge_orders_law_firm_to_turn_over_bridgegate_prob.html#incart_river|title=Judge orders law firm to turn over Bridgegate probe notes|work=NJ.com}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/nj-won-t-pay-for-ex-christie-aide-bridget-anne-kelly-s-legal-bills-1.1372486|title=Ex-Christie aide Bridget Anne Kelly rebuffed in bid to recoup legal bills|author=MELISSA HAYES|work=NorthJersey.com}}
24. ^{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKBN12Z216|accessdate=4 November 2016|date=4 November 2016|work=Reuters|title=Former Christie allies convicted in N.J. 'Bridgegate' trial|author=Joseph Ax}}
25. ^{{citation|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/bridgegate-case-verdict-reached/|work=CNN|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=4 November 2016|title=Bridgegate case verdict: Former officials guilty on all counts|author= Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley and Tom Kludt}}
26. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/nyregion/christie-bridgegate-baroni-bridget-anne-kelly.html|title=2 Christie Allies Are Sentenced in George Washington Bridge Scandal|last=Corasaniti|first=Nick|date=2017-03-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-29|issn=0362-4331}}
27. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKBN170139|title=Ex-Christie associates get up to two years in prison in 'Bridgegate' scandal|date=2017-03-29|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-03-29}}
28. ^http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ex-Christie-aides-to-be-sentenced-in-New-Jersey-11035021.php
29. ^{{citation|url=https://www.https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/federal_court_in_bridgegate_scandal_rules_on_appea.html|accessdate=27 November 2018|date=28 November 2018|work=Reuters|title=Ex-Christie associates likely face jail after Bridgegate appeal denied|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|archive-date=August 19, 2013|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
30. ^https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/11/27/bridgegate-ex-christie-aides-partially-win-appeal/2124132002/
31. ^{{cite news |last=Zernike |first=Kate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/nyregion/george-washington-bridge-scandal-subpoenas.html |title=Judge Hears Arguments on Subpoenas to Christie Associates |publisher=The New York Times |date=2014-03-11 |access-date=2017-03-30}}
32. ^{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Andrea |last2=Katz |first2=Matt |url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/bridgegate-five-where-are-they-now/ |title=The Bridgegate 5: Where Are They Now |publisher=WNYC |date=2014-09-09 |access-date=2017-03-30}}