Bill Bradley, Mikie Sherrill and the state's political elite gathered to honor Richard Codey, the longest-serving lawmaker in ...

The funeral for New Jersey's longest-serving state lawmaker will be held Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred ...

The casket with former Governor Richard Codey is carried into Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart where family, friends and dignitaries attended his funeral Mass in Newark.

People filled the New Jersey State House rotunda to pay their respects to former Gov. Richard Codey.

He was the longest serving legislator in New Jersey, while also running an insurance company and funeral home and coaching youth basketball.

Richard Codey, the former governor of New Jersey and the state's longest-serving lawmaker, has died, his family announced.

Richard J. Codey, New Jersey's longest-serving lawmaker, dead at 79, leaving a legacy of mental health advocacy and political impact from his 50 years in service.

Codey’s passing inspired messages of condolence from Democrats and Republicans alike.

The longest-serving state legislator in New Jersey history, Richard J. Codey became the state’s chief executive quite by chance. In 2004, Gov. James E. McGreevey abruptly resigned after disclosing an ...

“I have to take this. It’s the governor!” 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 ...

Richard Codey, who served as acting governor of New Jersey and was the state’s longest-serving lawmaker, died yesterday after ...

TRENTON, N.J. -- 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, confirmed ...