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James "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is the current Governor of New Jersey. McGreevey will leave office on November 15, 2004, having resigned following his disclosure that he had engaged in a homosexual affair.

McGreevey is a member of the Democratic Party. His Republican opponent in the 2001 election was Bret Schundler after Donald DiFrancesco dropped out of the race due to allegations of corruption. McGreevey had previously been Mayor of Woodbridge, New Jersey, and a member of the New Jersey Legislature. He also ran for governor in 1997, but was defeated in a close race (47%-46%) by the incumbent Republican, Christine Todd Whitman. McGreevey is a Roman Catholic.

During his tenure, McGreevey, despite inheriting a $5 billion budget deficit, fought tax increases for most residents of the state, instead raising taxes only on millionaires, cigarettes and other items. However, any tax increase broke a campaign promise not to raise taxes.

On August 12, 2004, faced by reports that Golan Cipel would file a sexual harassment suit against him in Mercer County Court, McGreevey "came out of the closet," announcing at a press conference that he is a homosexual and then resigned, effective November 15, meaning that Senate President Richard Codey would become Acting Governor until the next general election in 2005.

His pro-choice stance on abortion resulted in him stating that he would not receive communion at public church services, after a request by Newark Archbishop John J. Myers for pro-choice supporters to not seek communion when they attend Mass. He is committed to the separation of church and state, having said that he believes "it's a false choice in America between one's faith and constitutional obligation".

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