Zuckerberg Likes Chris Christie Enough to Throw Him a Fundraiser

As Facebook is expanding its footprint in Washington, D.C., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has picked a seemingly unlikely beneficiary of his good graces: Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Zuckerberg, along with his wife Priscilla Chan, will host a fundraiser for Christie at Zuckerberg's Palo Alto, Calif. home on Feb. 13. Attendees will be a mixture of Zuckerberg and Chan's social and business circles, and donations will be capped at $3,800, New Jersey's limit.

Why has Zuckerberg picked Christie as the beneficiary of what will be the Facebook chief's coming-out party in politics? The two met after Zuckerberg made a $100 million contribution to Newark public schools and have…
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