 Codd was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the 67th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923.In 1922, he declined to be a candidate for re-nomination and resumed the practice of law.George P. Codd was again elected circuit judge of Wayne County in 1924 and served until his death on February 26, 1927.