Chris Christie To Announce Presidential Bid On Tuesday

Chris Christie To Announce Presidential Bid On Tuesday
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - JUNE 12: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie leaves a campaign event on June 12, 2015 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Christie is expected to announce soon that he will seek the Republican nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - JUNE 12: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie leaves a campaign event on June 12, 2015 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Christie is expected to announce soon that he will seek the Republican nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will announce on Tuesday that he is running for the presidency, according to a source familiar with his plans.

Christie will join more than a dozen other Republicans who have declared their intention to seek the party's nomination for the November 2016 presidential election.

Known for his brash demeanor, Christie has spent time during the past few months in the early voting states of New Hampshire and Iowa laying out a series of policy proposals, including on the economy and national security.

Public radio station WNYC first reported Christie's planned announcement. (Reporting by Luciana Lopez; Editing by Grant McCool)

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