Jodi Rell

87th Governor of Connecticut

Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell[1] (born Mary Carolyn Reavis; 16 June 1946) is an American Republican politician. She was the eighty-seventh Governor of Connecticut. Rell was Governor from 2004 to 2011. Before that, she was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under John G. Rowland. Rowland resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell was the second female Governor of Connecticut, after Ella Grasso. She was replaced in 2010 by Dannel Malloy.

Jodi Rell
87th Governor of Connecticut
In office
July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011
LieutenantKevin Sullivan
Michael Fedele
Preceded byJohn Rowland
Succeeded byDan Malloy
105th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office
January 4, 1995 – July 13, 2004
GovernorJohn Rowland
Preceded byEunice Groark
Succeeded byKevin Sullivan
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 107th district
In office
January 1985 – January 1995
Preceded byDavid Smith
Succeeded byScott Santa-Maria
Personal details
Born
Mary Carolyn Reavis

(1946-06-16) June 16, 1946 (age 77)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Lou Rell
(m. 1967; died 2014)
Children2
EducationOld Dominion University
Western Connecticut State University

References change

  1. "M. Jodi Rell: The Accidental Governor". The Hartford Courant. December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2020.