Jamie Fox

James Patrick Fox (October 30, 1954 – February 20, 2017) was an American government official and political strategist. He twice served as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation and also worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

Biography Fox was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. His father was head basketball coach at St. Patrick High School, where Fox attended but was too short to play on the team. He attended Villanova University where he earned a degree in political science.

In 2014, Governor Chris Christie nominated Fox to join his cabinet as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation.

Fox was under investigation by the Justice Department. His communications were subpoenaed by federal investigators looking into corruption at the PANYNJ. Fox, in his capacity as a United Airlines lobbyist, was alleged to have helped arrange the so-called "Chairmans flight" for Port Authority Chairman David Samson. In September 2015, Fox was accused of violating ethic laws by two former state officials for not recusing himself from a meeting that discussed United Airlines involvement in Atlantic City Airport. He resigned in October 2015, further stating that the investigation did not influence the decision.

Fox died of heart failure in Camden, New Jersey, at the age of 62.