[3] O'Dowd was hired by then-US Attorney Chris Christie and served as a federal prosecutor.
[6] On June 9, 2014, he opened his testimony to the panel with a statement that he had "no prior knowledge of" and "played no role in" the lane closings.
New Jersey State Senate Democrats said they would consider taking up his nomination as attorney general if his testimony did not disclose any major revelations regarding the investigation.
[7] It was announced in November 2014 that O'Dowd would step down as Chief of Staff and work at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
[8] He is married to the state's Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Mary E.