douglas "doug" forrester (born january 24, 1953 in glendale, california) is an american businessman from new jersey. he was the 2002 republican nominee for new jersey u.s. senator and the 2005 republican nominee for governor of new jersey. forrester was defeated by his two democratic opponents, frank lautenberg and then-u.s. senator jon corzine, respectively. forrester currently serves as the president of integrity health, a health benefits management firm.