Richard Codey

Richard James Codey (November 27, 1946 – January 11, 2025) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was the 53rd Governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006.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." He was in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 until 2024 and was the President of the Senate from 2002 to 2010.

Codey died from short-illness at his home in Roseland, New Jersey on January 11, 2026, at the age of 79.

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