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Steven Lonegan

August 19, 2008 - 10:02pm

Gubernatorial primaries underway

By Wally Edge
Category: Governor
Tags: Christopher Christie, Steven Lonegan, Dick Codey, Bill Pascrell, Joseph DiVincenzo, John Crowley, JON CORZINE

The race for the 2009 Democratic gubernatorial nomination has begun, with Congressman Bill Pascrell and Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo saying that they would consider running if the incumbent, Jon Corzine, decides not to seek re-election to a second term.   

If Corzine were to leave office early, Senate President Richard Codey would succeed to the governorship.  Codey served as Governor when James E. McGreevey resigned, and then backed down from a bid for a full-term when Corzine, willing to self-fund his campaign, secured the endorsement of key county Democratic organizations.  Codey, his friends say, is unlikely to back down again.

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