Chris Christie preparing to set up leadership PAC for 2016 presidential campaign, report says

Christie, who concluded his fifth State of the State address today, would use the PAC to finance political travel and raise money from donors, The New York Times reported. It would be Christie’s clearest indication yet that he intends to mount a nationwide campaign.

The newspaper reported the PAC would “likely be overseen by Phil Cox,” whose time serving as the executive director of the Republican Governors Association overlapped with Christie’s chairmanship of the national organization.

The news comes just as other signs Christie is gearing up for a campaign were reported, including billionaire businessman and Christie cheerleader Kenneth Langone hosting a dinner for the governor later this month and reports that the Republican National Committee’s top fundraiser wouldn’t seek another term at his post with the possibility of joining a Christie presidential campaign.