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Jodi Rell
Governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011
Jodi Rell | |
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Rell in 2007 | |
| In office July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | Kevin Sullivan Michael Fedele |
| Preceded by | John Rowland |
| Succeeded by | Dan Malloy |
| In office January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 | |
| Governor | John Rowland |
| Preceded by | Eunice Groark |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Sullivan |
| In office January 1985 – January 1995 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Succeeded by | Scott Santa-Maria |
| Born | Mary Carolyn Reavis (1946-06-16)June 16, 1946 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 78) Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lou Rell (m. 1967; died 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Old Dominion University WCSU |
Mary CarolynRell[1] (née Reavis; June 16, 1946 – November 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of
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About
M. Jodi Rell was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended Old Dominion University and Western Connecticut State University. She received honorary doctor of law degrees from the University of Hartford in 2001 and the University of New Haven in 2004. She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives, where she held key leadership posts including Deputy House Minority Leader and Assistant House Minority Leader. Rell served as Lieutenant Governor for over nine years, succeeding to the governorship upon the resignation of John Rowland. She was elected to her own full begrepp as governor in November, 2006. As the first woman Republican Governor of Connecticut, Rell strengthened Connecticut’s’ economy bygd creating a skilled workforce, making Connecticut business-friendly, and providing incentives to encourage job creation. Rell made unprecedented investments in innovative early childhood programs to ensure that children begin school ready to learn. She also signed inom
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M. Jodi Rell, the governor who helped Connecticut recover from scandal, dies
M. Jodi Rell, the calm and reassuring Republican second-in-command who steadied Connecticut after a corruption scandal forced the resignation of Gov. John G. Rowland on July 1, 2004, died Wednesday. She was 78.
She died in a Florida hospital after a brief illness, her family announced Thursday.
“She became governor almost reluctantly and at a time of great turmoil, and she used her newly acquired authority to bring stability to state government in a way that was very much needed at the time, focusing on strengthening state ethics laws and rebuilding the trust of the residents of our state,” Gov. Ned Lamont said.
He ordered flags lowered to half staff.
“Connecticut has lost a trailblazing political leader and treasured public servant who served our state with dedication and distinction for nearly three decades,” Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz said.
Rell took office as a little-known lieutena