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On January 3, 2007, [[Governor]] '''M. Jodi Rell''' was sworn in for her own term as Governor of the state of [[Connecticut]]. She is the state’s 87th Governor and the first-ever woman [[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor.

On January 3, 2007, [[Governor]] '''M. Jodi Rell''' was sworn in for her first full term as elected Governor of the state of [[Connecticut]]. She is the state’s 87th Governor and its first woman [[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor.

Governor Rell has held elected office in Connecticut for more than two decades. She holds the state’s highest office after serving as the 105th Lieutenant Governor for over nine years. Governor Rell also represented the 107th House District of Brookfield as State Representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, where she held key leadership posts including Deputy House Minority Leader and Assistant House Minority Leader.<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?a=1317&q=285278&governorrellNav=| Biography of M. Jodi Rell]</ref>

Governor Rell has held elected office in Connecticut for more than two decades. She holds the state’s highest office after serving as the 105th Lieutenant Governor for over nine years. Governor Rell also represented the 107th House District of Brookfield as State Representative in the Connecticut General Assembly, where she held key leadership posts including Deputy House Minority Leader and Assistant House Minority Leader.<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?a=1317&q=285278&governorrellNav=| Biography of M. Jodi Rell]</ref>