Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: The Secretary of State of New Jersey oversees the Department of State, which is one of the original state offices. The Secretary is responsible for overseeing artistic, cultural, and historical programs within the U.S. state of New Jersey, as well as volunteerism and community service projects within the state and is also the keeper of the Great Seal of the State. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor., Kimberly Ann `` Kim '' Guadagno ( pronounced gwah - DAH - nyoh ; born April 13 , 1959 ) is a Republican politician and the first Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey , having won the 2009 and 2013 elections as the running mate of Governor Chris Christie . She is concurrently the Secretary of State of New Jersey ., Christopher James "Chris" Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician and attorney. He is a member of the Republican Party and has been the 55th Governor of New Jersey since January 2010. His term ends January 16, 2018., A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America. There are 50 states, which are bound together in a union with each other. Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory, and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government, Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons covered by certain types of court orders (e.g., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody)., Subject: kim guadagno, Relation: member_of_political_party, Options: (A) republican party (B) union
Output (English): republican party