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Mary Carolyn Rell [1] (née Reavis; June 16, 1946 – November 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also had served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004 under Governor John G. Rowland, [2] and became governor after Rowland resigned from office.
Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
Incumbent Republican Jodi Rell became governor when John G. Rowland resigned on corruption charges in 2004. Rell had an approval rating of 70% as of October 19, 2006, [1] and polls showed her leading the Democratic nominee, New Haven mayor John DeStefano by a near 30-point margin. As expected, she won the election to a full term in a landslide.
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]
Rell served in the United States Navy as a pilot, stationed at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] Rell flew electronic surveillance aircraft from U.S. Naval aircraft carriers. [1] He met his future wife, Jodi Rell, while she was a student at nearby Old Dominion University.
Incumbent Republican Governor Jodi Rell had announced in a press conference in Hartford on November 9, 2009, that she would not seek re-election in 2010. [1] The sites Cook Political Report and CQ Politics both rated the election as a toss-up. [2] [3] This was the first open seat gubernatorial election in the state since 1994.
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In a 2010 interview with the Hartford Courant, which first reported on the discrepancy more than a decade ago, McMahon said she eventually wrote to Jodi Rell, the governor who appointed her at the ...