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  Dem leaders to press [NJ Gov-elect] Corzine to pick [Gov] Codey
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Last EditedArmyDem  Nov 09, 2005 10:51pm
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News DateThursday, November 10, 2005 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy Peter Savodnik

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and other senior Democrats want Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) to appoint acting Gov. Richard Codey to fill Corzine’s post, a New Jersey Democratic official said yesterday.

The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said Codey anticipates phone calls in the coming days from Dean, Reid and possibly Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.J.), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

A DNC spokesman, however, said that so far there have been no phone calls between Dean and Codey. A Democratic source in Washington added that the DNC does not have “a dog in this race.”

Reid spokesman Jim Manley said it was office policy not to comment on private conversations.

While Corzine is the only one who can choose his replacement in the Senate, Codey has said he is unlikely to take the job if Corzine offers it to him.

“His first inclination would be to say no because he really thinks it would be a strain on his family life,” said Codey spokeswoman Kelley Heck. “But he’s not saying he wouldn’t consider it.”

Still, Democrats are keenly aware that Codey has the highest name recognition of any of Corzine’s potential successors and that he remains well liked throughout the state.
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