In the second part of an interview, Senate President Stephen Sweeney told NJToday Managing Editor Mike Schneider he is focused on his current position and is not considering a run for governor at the present time. He also addressed the issue of marriage equality and how he thinks it’s possible for lawmakers to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of the bill.

Sweeney said it wouldn’t be fair to New Jersey residents if he were to focus on running for higher office because decisions might become based on that higher aspiration. He didn’t rule out the possibility, however.

“I don’t know where I’m going to end up in life,” he said. “I’m a union iron worker that out of nowhere became president of the Senate. So this could be my final stop, I could go further. I have no idea.”

He responded to Sen. Richard Codey’s criticism of his relationship with political boss George Norcross by saying that he is not as partisan as Codey and his goal is to get work done by working with the Republican governor and others in the Senate.

When asked why he decided to push for the marriage equality bill despite Christie’s promise of a veto, Sweeney said he wanted to right a “major mistake” he made two years ago when he abstained from the vote on marriage equality, which he called a civil right. He said he’s spent the last two years working to gain the votes necessary to pass the marriage equality bill and he is optimistic that there might be enough votes to override Christie’s veto.

Sweeney said the Senate needs just three more votes for an override and said he knows some Republicans who favor the idea but were afraid to vote for it because of upcoming primaries. He said lawmakers have two years to work to get the necessary votes, and he’s optimistic especially considering the Senate had just 14 votes for the measure previously.

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