Dems agree on candidate to challenge NJ's Christie

UPDATED 15:46 PM EST, January 29, 2013

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — You might not have heard of New Jersey state Sen. Barbara Buono, though you've probably heard of the man she's itching to take on in the November election — Gov. Chris Christie.

Expect to hear more about her. Buono picked up endorsements Tuesday from the Democratic Governors' Association, southern New Jersey's seven county Democratic Party chairs and the southern legislative delegation, thereby sewing up enough support statewide to become the Democrats' presumptive nominee for governor.

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