Doug Forrester | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Glendale, California, U.S. |
January 24, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater |
Harvard University Princeton Theological Seminary |
Douglas "Doug" Forrester (born January 24, 1953 in Glendale, California) is an American businessman from New Jersey. He was the 2002 Republican nominee for New Jersey U.S. Senator and the 2005 Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey. Forrester was defeated by his two Democratic opponents, Frank Lautenberg and then-U.S. Senator Jon Corzine, respectively. Forrester currently serves as the president of Integrity Health, a health benefits management firm.
Forrester is the youngest of five children. His father never graduated from high school, but worked his way through the ranks at Lockheed Martin, while his mother died when he was four. His father remarried.
Forrester excelled in water polo at high school in Santa Clara, California. He was graduated cum laude from Harvard in 1975, having studied philosophy and government.
Forrester then moved to New Jersey to study at the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned a master's degree in divinity. He then married childhood friend Andrea Howard, and moved to West Windsor.