Christina Zuk is a highly respected government affairs strategist and advocate with more than two decades of leadership across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including over a decade providing government affairs, lobbying, and strategic consulting services to clients across multiple industries. She is known for building coalitions, developing advocacy strategies, and guiding organizations through complex legislative and regulatory challenges.

Ms. Zuk began her career in the New Jersey State Senate, serving as Chief of Staff to the Budget & Appropriations Committee Chair and later to the Senate Majority Leader, where she honed her policy and political expertise. She later served as Political Director on the 2013 Democratic statewide gubernatorial campaign and held multiple government and campaign roles across New Jersey. She also served as Director of Legislative and Political Affairs for JNESO, a labor union representing more than 5,000 health care workers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, where she led coalition-building, advocacy, and lobbying efforts.

Currently, Ms. Zuk serves as President of the Board of Trustees for 180 Turning Lives Around, a nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Monmouth County, and sits on the board of PAM’s List, which supports women running for office in New Jersey. She currently serves on Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill’s transition team and previously served on Governor Murphy’s 2017 Transition Team Budget Committee, co-chaired the 2018 Transition Team for Long Branch Mayor John Pallone, and was a member of the Long Branch Planning Board (2018–2023).

Ms. Zuk earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, double-majoring in Planning & Public Policy and Political Science. She was an Eagleton Undergraduate Associate and is currently an Eagleton Visiting Associate. She also holds a Master of Public Affairs and Politics from Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

Recognized as a leading operative in New Jersey politics and business, Ms. Zuk’s accolades include NJ Biz 40 Under 40 (2025), ROI Influencers: Women in Business, InsiderNJ’s Power List, 30 Under 30, 100 Insider Policymakers, 100 Millennials List, and Senator Loretta Weinberg’s Women’s Power List. She has also been honored by EmergeNJ, the Reed Autism Foundation, and the Junior League of Monmouth County’s Women Making a Difference Luncheon (2025).

Born and raised in Bayonne, NJ, Ms. Zuk now lives in Long Branch, NJ.