US EditionRichard Codey, Former New Jersey Governor, Dies at 79, His Family Says
Richard J. Codey, New Jersey's longest-serving legislator, served as acting governor for 14 months and retired in 2024 after 50 years in public office.
- Sunday, Richard J. Codey died at 79 at his Roseland, New Jersey home after a brief illness, Codey's family announced on social media.
- As Senate president, Richard J. Codey succeeded Gov. Jim McGreevey after his Nov. 15, 2004 resignation; state law then provided the Senate president would serve the remaining 14 months, and Codey was Senate president from 2002 to 2010.
- He went undercover at a state psychiatric hospital, exposing staff abuses that led to major reforms, and as governor, Codey established a Task Force on Mental Health and signed bans on contractor contributions and smoking indoors.
- Gov. Phil Murphy said `If anybody embodied our proud New Jersey values, it was Governor Dick Codey`, while Codey's family called him a beloved husband, father, and grandfather who inspired many.
- Raised above his family's funeral home in Orange, New Jersey, Codey worked as a pallbearer, began picking up bodies at 14 with Donald Codey Sr., taught in East Orange, and joined the New Jersey Legislature in 1973.
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Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79
Longtime New Jersey legislator and former acting governor Richard “Dick” Codey has died.
Former New Jersey Governor Richard Codey Dies At 79
TRENTON – Richard J. Codey, a blunt-speaking Democrat whose political career in Trenton spanned half a century and who rose unexpectedly to the governor’s office during one of the state’s most turbulent moments, has died after a brief illness. He was 79. Codey, a longtime Essex County lawmaker, became acting governor in 2004 following the abrupt resignation of then-Gov. James McGreevey, who stepped down after publicly acknowledging a personal …
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njtoday.newsRichard Codey, former lawmaker and acting governor, dies at 79
Richard Codey’s family announced the news of his death on Facebook, calling him “a beloved husband, father and grandfather.” (Hal Brown for New Jersey Monitor)Richard Codey, the state’s longest-serving lawmaker who served as acting governor, died Sunday after an illness. He was 79. Codey’s family announced the news on Facebook, calling him “a beloved husband, father and grandfather.” “New Jersey lost a remarkable public servant who touched the l…
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