A Jersey Giant Retires – After 50 Years of Service in NJ Government, Dick Codey Steps Down.

enviropolitics.com

About a quarter of state legislators had their final voting sessions yesterday (Jan. 10), with most retiring and some unseated in the election. But one stuck out. The one who’s been there longer than anyone, ever: Dick Codey (D Essex).

The former Senate president is best known for his 14 months as governor following McGreevey’s resignation. It’s been 50 years since Codey, a mortician, became a legislator, and 42 since he arrived in the Senate.