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Scutari invites Codey back into Senate leadership

January 12, 2022 2:50 pmJanuary 12, 2022 2:54 pm

Former Gov. Richard J. Codey (D-Roseland) has returned to the Senate leadership team twelve years after Steve Sweeney ousted him as Senate President after the 2009 election. Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) announced on Tuesday that Codey would serve as...

Codey starts 49th year in N.J. legislature today

January 11, 2022 12:03 amJanuary 11, 2022 12:05 am

When Richard James Codey takes the oath of office at noon today, he will begin his 49th year in the New Jersey Legislature – a continuation of the record he’s held for the last eight years as the longest serving...

Liberty Park protection bill limps through Senate committee

December 9, 2021 3:00 pmDecember 9, 2021 4:58 pm

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced the Liberty State Park Protection Act without recommendation today, using a rarely-seen maneuver to note their discomfort with the bill while nevertheless forwarding it to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill, sponsored...

Gill is making second bid for Senate President

November 10, 2021 11:16 amNovember 10, 2021 12:28 pm

The contest for Senate President between Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) and Nia Gill (D-Montclair) represents Gill’s second bid to lead the upper house: she mounted a last-minute challenged Richard Codey (D-Roseland) for the post when the Senate reorganized in 2004. Gill...

Codey, Jasey, McKeon win in the 27th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 4:23 pm

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. and former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland), Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-South Orange), and Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange) have won re-election to the 27th legislative district. Codey defeated former Republican Essex County...

Dougherty gets primary endorsement from Codey

April 12, 2021 2:44 pm

Former Gov. Richard J. Codey has endorsed Tim Dougherty for re-election as the mayor of Morristown. “Morristown without Mayor Dougherty would be like the Mets without All-Star pitcher Jacob deGrom,” Codey said. Dougherty faces a Democratic primary challenge from Esperanza...

Senate confirms 12 new Superior Court judges

March 25, 2021 11:05 pmMarch 26, 2021 8:04 pm

The State Senate today confirmed five new Superior Court judges from Union County, giving Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) and Gov. Phil Murphy an impressive lineup to clear through some of the vacancies. “We’ve got a really dynamic,...