Matt Arco has the distinction, in 2012, of being the first reporter hired by NJ Advance Media, which provides content for NJ.com, The Star-Ledger and other affiliated newspapers. “That’s right, that’s me,” he said from his Central Jersey house, where he’s made a life with his partner of 10 years. “I was hired to cover [Chris] Christie full time. That’s meant covering him every single day until he left office and then some.” Up until Christie dropped out of the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in early January, Arco had authored a multiple-times-a-week newsletter, “What Make…