My wife would roll her eyes when I used that line whenever then-Gov. Richard Codey called. He was not reaching out to a sports columnist, of course, to break down the latest budget impasse or offer ...

Richard Codey, who served as acting governor of New Jersey and was the state's longest-serving lawmaker, died Sunday. He was 79. His family announced his death, “after a brief illness,” on his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The longest-serving state legislator in New Jersey history, Richard J. Codey became the state’s chief executive quite by chance.

Former New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey died Jan. 11 at the age of 79. An Orange native, Codey, retired from the state Senate in 2023. He spent 50 years serving in the New Jersey Legislature as an ...

FILE - New Jersey State Sen. and former Democratic Gov. Richard Codey is seen before New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey died on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the age of 79. "Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few people can put in perspective what Richard Codey accomplished as New Jersey’s longest-serving state legislator better than ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in the state's history, died Sunday. He was 79. Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Gov. and state Sen. Richard J. Codey, the longest-serving legislator in New Jersey history, who took over the top job when ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Governor Richard Codey, a driving force in New Jersey politics for more than half a century, died Sunday. His family announced the death of the 79-year-old on social media, saying he ...