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Richard Codey

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Richard Codey
53rd Governor of New Jersey
In office
November 15, 2004 – January 17, 2006
Preceded byJim McGreevey
Succeeded byJon Corzine
In office
January 10, 2002 – January 15, 2002
Acting
Preceded byJohn O. Bennett (Acting)
Succeeded byJim McGreevey (as Governor)
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 27th district
Assumed office
January 10, 1982
Preceded byCarmen A. Orechio
111th and 113th President of the New Jersey Senate
In office
January 8, 2008 – January 12, 2010
Preceded byBernard Kenny
Succeeded byStephen M. Sweeney
In office
January 8, 2002 – January 7, 2008
Co-Presidency with John Bennett until January 13, 2004
Preceded byDonald DiFrancesco
Succeeded byBernard Kenny
Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
In office
January 13, 1998 – January 8, 2002
Succeeded byLeonard Lance
(2004)
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 26th district
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 12, 1982
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byLeanna Brown
Dean Gallo
Personal details
Born
Richard James Codey

(1946-11-27) November 27, 1946 (age 77)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
(m. 1981)
Alma materFairleigh Dickinson University
WebsiteLegislative Website

Richard James Codey (born November 27, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician. He was the 53rd Governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006.[1] He was in the New Jersey Senate since 1982 and was the President of the Senate from 2002 to 2010.

References

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  1. Golway, Terry. "ON POLITICS; The Bishops, in Codey, Have a New Target", The New York Times, November 14, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2007. "He is a graduate of Oratory Prep in Summit, and his wife, Mary Jo, attended Caldwell College and Seton Hall, all Catholic institutions."