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Dannel Patrick Malloy (/ ˈ d æ n əl m ə ˈ l ɔɪ /; born July 21, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party , he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017.
The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. [2]
Incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy won re-election to a second term in office. Connecticut, unlike most states, holds separate primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor, with the winners then running together on the same ticket. Malloy and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman were renominated
Malloy clarified that he had meant cutting from all positions the governor has a role in filling, stating that "about 600" [55] positions was the real figure. Foley responded to Malloy's questioning over his running mate by stating that Republican primary voters placed Danbury mayor Mark Boughton in the position as Republican nominee for ...
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
DeStefano defeated Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy in the Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 8. As of 2024, this is the last time a Republican and woman was elected Governor of Connecticut, and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state to date.
Governor Dan Malloy sought re-election. [88] Malloy was elected with 49.51% of the vote in 2010. Former U.S. ambassador to Ireland and 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Thomas C. Foley challenged Malloy again after losing by less than 1% of the vote in 2010. [89] Malloy won re-election to a second term.
Governor Dannel Malloy signing the Connecticut Port Authority into law. The Connecticut Port Authority was signed into law by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy in 2014 [1] to bring together the state's three deep-water ports under one statewide port authority. Facilities include those at State Pier at New London, Bridgeport Harbor, and New ...