James Edward "Jim" McGreevey is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until November 15, 2004, when he resigned from office. McGreevey had announced his decision to resign three months earlier, on August 12, 2004, in the midst of corruption scandals. A twice married man with two children, McGreevey coupled the announcement of his decision to resign with a public declaration of his homosexuality and a claim to an extramarital affair with a male state employee. McGreevey was the first and, to date, the only publicly self-proclaimed gay state governor in United States history.