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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] Unusual among governors, the governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. [3] The governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission.
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The Connecticut Colony was one of two colonies (the other was the neighboring Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) that retained its governor during the American Revolution. The last colonial governor, Jonathan Trumbull, became the state of Connecticut's first governor in 1776.
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. [1] (/ l ə ˈ m ɒ n t / lə-MONT; [2] born January 3, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th governor of Connecticut since 2019. [3] [4] A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Greenwich selectman from 1987 to 1989, and was the party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2006, losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman.
Lists of mayors of places in Connecticut (8 P) Pages in category "Lists of Connecticut politicians" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Buckingham served as the mayor of Norwich, Connecticut from 1849 to 1850, and again from 1856 to 1857. He also served as Norwich's town treasurer and a member of the city council. Winning the 1858 Republican gubernatorial nomination, Buckingham was elected in 1858 and served as the 41st Governor of Connecticut.
A History of Connecticut: Its People and Institutions (1914) 608 pp; based on solid scholarship online; Federal Writers' Project. Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People (1940) famous WPA guide to history and to all the towns; Fraser, Bruce. Land of Steady Habits: A Brief History of Connecticut (1988), 80 pp, from state historical ...
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Connecticut: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of the State; Attorney General; State Treasurer; State Comptroller; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives; State delegation to the U.S ...