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: FOR RELEASE: Immediate 
: Dec. 8, 2005

: CONTACT: Jim Manion 
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: SENATE PASSES KENNY BILL TO TAKE "ACTING" OUT OF GOVERNOR'S TITLE 

: TRENTON - The Senate today approved a bill sponsored by Senate Majority 
: Leader Bernard F. Kenny Jr. to remove "Acting" from the title of Acting 
: Governor Richard J. Codey on official documents. The vote was 36-0 and it 
: now goes to the Assembly. 

: "New Jersey didn't get an actor when it got Dick Codey as Governor," said 
: Senator Kenny, D-Hudson. "I just think we should remove the 'Acting' part of 
: the title as an honor for a job well done." 

: The Kenny bill, S-2830, co-sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Leonard 
: Lance, would remove the word 'Acting' from an Acting Governor's title if he 
: or she served at least six months. It also would apply to former Acting 
: Governor Donald DiFrancesco because it would be retroactive to 2001. 

: "The 'acting' part makes it sound too much like he was 'trying' to be the 
: Governor, but Dick Codey has fully shown has ability to lead this State 
: admirably," said Senator Kenny. 

: Codey replaced former Governor McGreevey who resigned on Nov. 15, 2004. 
: DiFrancesco became Governor in 2001when Whitman left to join the Bush 
: Administration. 

: Senator Kenny also saluted DiFrancesco's performance as the State's Chief 
: Executive. 

: "Senator DiFrancesco was at the helm when New Jersey endured the tragedy and 
: the heartbreak of September 11th, 2001 and his leadership was outstanding 
: throughout," Senator Kenny said. 

: The measure may only apply to Codey and DiFrancesco since voters just 
: authorized a change in the State Constitution to create an Office of 
: Lieutenant Governor in 2009. 

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