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Ukrainian supporters waving flags pictures and banners demonstrate as they walk down the Mall as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer chairs a Ukraine Summit at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Members of the New York Ukrainian community and supporters gather in Times Square, Saturday, March 1, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People stand kneeling as servicemen carry portrait of volunteer soldier Volodymyr Rakov, 30, a well known dancer and choreographer who was killed in the Russia Ukraine war, during the farewell ceremony at St.Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline near Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, March, 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
Rally participants hold signs for passing traffic as Bay Area United for Ukraine held an emergency rally to show support for the country at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
People light candles as they pray for peace in St.Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Britain's King Charles III and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Joe Giddens/Pool via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, front center, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front center right, pose with European leaders during a summit on Ukraine at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
People hold a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A carnival float despicts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
A member of Congress holds up Ukraine's flag as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Belgium's King Philippe, right, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the front line near Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves looks on during a visit to RAF Northolt to meet with UK defence suppliers to Ukraine, in North West London, Thursday March 6, 2025. (Dan Kitwood/PA via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicemen drive the US Humvee on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2025, (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
Vladyslav Heraskevych, of Ukraine, reacts after finishing his fourth run at the skeleton world championships, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People protest against President Donald Trump's policy concerning Ukraine in front of the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen and Ukranian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov hold a news conference at Kastellet in Copenhagen on Saturday, March 8, 2025, during meetings with defense ministers from the NB8 countries, an association of the Nordic and Baltic countries - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Demonstrators protest during a rally in support of Ukraine at The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Children play under an Ukrainian flag as demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine at The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People hold up cell phone lights as they take part in a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Faithful hold Ukrainian national flags as Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and delegate of Pope Francis celebrates a mass for the members of the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People take part in a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicewoman, Daria, 36, practices at a military training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, Ukrainian soldiers control FPV drones from a shelter in Pokrovsk, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)
This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel shows the site where one of the shot down Ukrainian drones fell, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel via AP)
CORRECTS CITY - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
People carry a giant Ukrainian and Lithuanian flags, front, to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a celebration for the 35th anniversary of Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
From left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerovto, hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Investigators look at the damage of an apartment building where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Sapronovo village outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo)
Soldiers of Ukraine's 5th brigade hold a poster thanking for the US for support during a flashmob at the front line near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, left, and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, right, address the media during press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile hit the area, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile hit the area, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen and Ukranian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov hold a news conference at Kastellet in Copenhagen on Saturday, March 8, 2025, during meetings with defense ministers from the NB8 countries, an association of the Nordic and Baltic countries - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
From left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerovto, hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian supporters waving flags pictures and banners demonstrate as they walk down the Mall as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer chairs a Ukraine Summit at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Members of the New York Ukrainian community and supporters gather in Times Square, Saturday, March 1, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People stand kneeling as servicemen carry portrait of volunteer soldier Volodymyr Rakov, 30, a well known dancer and choreographer who was killed in the Russia Ukraine war, during the farewell ceremony at St.Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline near Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, March, 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
Rally participants hold signs for passing traffic as Bay Area United for Ukraine held an emergency rally to show support for the country at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
People light candles as they pray for peace in St.Michael Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Britain's King Charles III and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Joe Giddens/Pool via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, welcomes Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine, at Lancaster House, London, Sunday March 2, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, front center, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front center right, pose with European leaders during a summit on Ukraine at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
People hold a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
A carnival float despicts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the traditional Rose Monday carnival parade in Cologne, Germany, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
A member of Congress holds up Ukraine's flag as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Belgium's King Philippe, right, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prior to a meeting at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the front line near Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves looks on during a visit to RAF Northolt to meet with UK defence suppliers to Ukraine, in North West London, Thursday March 6, 2025. (Dan Kitwood/PA via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicemen drive the US Humvee on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2025, (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
Vladyslav Heraskevych, of Ukraine, reacts after finishing his fourth run at the skeleton world championships, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People protest against President Donald Trump's policy concerning Ukraine in front of the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen and Ukranian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov hold a news conference at Kastellet in Copenhagen on Saturday, March 8, 2025, during meetings with defense ministers from the NB8 countries, an association of the Nordic and Baltic countries - Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Demonstrators protest during a rally in support of Ukraine at The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Children play under an Ukrainian flag as demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine at The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
People hold up cell phone lights as they take part in a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Faithful hold Ukrainian national flags as Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and delegate of Pope Francis celebrates a mass for the members of the world of volunteers in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People take part in a demonstration against Russia's war on Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicewoman, Daria, 36, practices at a military training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, Ukrainian soldiers control FPV drones from a shelter in Pokrovsk, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)
This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel shows the site where one of the shot down Ukrainian drones fell, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel via AP)
CORRECTS CITY - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
People carry a giant Ukrainian and Lithuanian flags, front, to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a celebration for the 35th anniversary of Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
From left, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerovto, hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Investigators look at the damage of an apartment building where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Sapronovo village outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo)
Soldiers of Ukraine's 5th brigade hold a poster thanking for the US for support during a flashmob at the front line near Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, left, and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, right, address the media during press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile hit the area, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile hit the area, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
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, confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press.
“Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away peacefully this morning at home, surrounded by family, after a brief illness,” Codey's family wrote in a Facebook post on Codey's official page.
"Our family has lost a beloved husband, father and grandfather -- and New Jersey lost a remarkable public servant who touched the lives of all who knew him," the family said.
Known for his feisty, regular-guy persona, Codey was a staunch advocate of mental health awareness and care issues. The Democrat also championed legislation to ban smoking from indoor areas and sought more money for stem cell research.
Codey, the son of a northern New Jersey funeral home owner, entered the state Assembly in 1974 and served there until he was elected to the state Senate in 1982. He served as Senate president from 2002 to 2010.
Codey first served as acting governor for a brief time in 2002, after Christine Todd Whitman’s resignation to join President George W. Bush’s administration. He held the post again for 14 months after Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004.
At that time, New Jersey law mandated that the Senate president assume the governor’s role if a vacancy occurred, and that person would serve until the next election.
Codey routinely drew strong praise from residents in polls, and he gave serious consideration to seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2005. But he ultimately chose not to run when party leaders opted to back wealthy Wall Street executive Jon Corzine, who went on to win the office.
Codey would again become acting governor after Corzine was incapacitated in April 2007 due to serious injuries he suffered in a car accident. He held the post for nearly a month before Corzine resumed his duties.
After leaving the governor’s office, Codey returned to the Senate and also published a memoir that detailed his decades of public service, along with stories about his personal and family life.
“He lived his life with humility, compassion and a deep sense of responsibility to others,” his family wrote. “He made friends as easily with Presidents as he did with strangers in all-night diners.”
Codey and his wife often spoke candidly about her past struggles with postpartum depression, and that led to controversy in early 2005, when a talk radio host jokingly criticized Mary Jo and her mental health on the air.
Codey, who was at the radio station for something else, confronted the host and said he told him that he wished he could “take him outside.” But the host claimed Codey actually threatened to “take him out,” which Codey denied.
His wife told The Associated Press that Codey was willing to support her speaking out about postpartum depression, even if it cost him elected office.
“He was a really, really good guy,” Mary Jo Codey said. “He said, ‘If you want to do it, I don’t care if I get elected again.’”
Jack Brook contributed reporting from New Orleans.
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 statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)