James McGreevey

New Jersey state Sen. Jim McGreevey, center, R-Middlesex, receives a standing ovation in the Senate chambers at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., June 5, 1997. McGreevey had just won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination; National Democratic Party officials frequently used the phrase "uphill battle" to describe the challenge of defeating Gov. Christie Whitman.

President Bill Clinton gestures while campaigning for democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey, at right, Nov. 2, 1997, at Middlesex County College in Edison, N.J.

After narrowly losing to Republican Christie Whitman, New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey delivers his concession speech to supporters in Woodbridge, N.J., Nov. 4, 1997. N.J. AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech, left, McGreevey's mother Ronnie, center, and his sister Sharon McGreevey listen in background.

Woodbridge Mayor Jim McGreevey, right, and his fiancee, Dina Matos, listen to Rep. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., at a news conference in Jersey City, N.J., Aug. 1, 2000. Menendez and other political officials endorsed McGreevey, who was seeking the Democratic nomination to run for governor in 2001.

New Jersey Governor-elect Jim McGreevey greets supporters after accepting the concession of Republican opponent Bret Schundler, at campaign headquarters in East Brunswick, N.J., Nov. 6, 2001. McGreevey became the first Democrat elected New Jersey governor since 1989, easily defeating his conservative opponent after a campaign touched by fears of anthrax and terrorism.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, right, and his wife Gina Matos McGreevey participate in the inaugural celebration at the Raritan Expo Center in Edison, N.J., Jan. 15, 2002.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey kisses his wife Dina Matos McGreevey as she holds their daughter, Jacqueline, after McGreevey was sworn in as New Jersey's 51st governor in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 15, 2002. His father, Jack, laughs at right.

Actor Christopher Reeve, right, alongside New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, addresses the media during a news conference at the governor's residence, Sept. 27, 2002, in Princeton, N.J. Reeve thanked McGreevey for hosting a reception slated to raise money for paralysis research.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, center, opens a gift box filled with a gun law legislation and candy in front of students at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., May 6, 2003. McGreevey signed legislation to further protect the state's citizens from gun violence.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, second from right, greets members of the New Jersey Army National Guard on a visit to the Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, N.J., April 1, 2003. McGreevey announced enhanced benefits and privileges for National Guard members called to active duty under an executive order, and proposed legislation that would raise the pay for active duty Guard members.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, left, addresses a news conference, while Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, listens at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., July 16, 2003. McGreevey said President Bush's economic policy has failed.

Jack McGreevey, center, Marine Corps WWII and Korean War veteran and father of N.J. Gov. James E. McGreevey, gives a thumbs-up toward the campaign plane of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as the jet sits on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport, April 15, 2004. McGreevey along with other veterans from northern N.J. welcomed Kerry at the airport.

Gov. James E. McGreevey speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., April 23, 2004. An ardent supporter of abortion rights, McGreevey clashed with church officials over his push to publicly fund stem cell research and to recognize same-sex unions.

N.J. Gov. James E. McGreevey holds up an agreement to build the first state-supported stem-cell research institute, May 12, 2004. McGreevey, Rutgers President Richard McCormick, right, and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Chairman John Petillo, second from right, signed the pact at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J.

Gov. James E. McGreevey greets his daugher Jacqueline before speaking at the annual governor's tennis luncheon at Drumthwacket in Princeton, N.J., July 8, 2004.

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey drinks beer brought out by the show's hosts before going on the air at Millennium Radio News in Ewing, N.J., July 8, 2004. McGreevey briefly discussed the scandal in which Federal authorities charged a Democratic fund-raiser with extortion. While not mentioned by name in the federal indictment, McGreevey said he believes he is the "State Official 1" referred to repeatedly.

New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey sits with his daughter Jacqueline at the New Jersey Delegation breakfast during the Democratic Convention, July 28, 2004, in Boston.

New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey stands with his wife Dina at his side at a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Aug. 12, 2004. In a stunning declaration, McGreevey acknowledged that he had an extramarital affair with another man and announced his resignation. "My truth is that I am a gay American," he said.