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{{USState
|name=Connecticut
|flag=Connecticut_State_Flag.gif
|motto="Qui Transtulit Sustinet" (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
|nick=The Constitution State
|capital=Hartford
|language=English
|governor=M. Jodi Rell
|gparty=Republican
|senator1=Joe Lieberman
|s1party=Independent
|senator2=Christopher Dodd
|s2party=Democrat
|population=
|date=January 9, 1788 (5th)
}}
Located in the northeastern region of the [[United States]], '''Connecticut''' borders [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Rhode Island]]. It was the fifth state to enter into the union. Its capital is [[Hartford]].
==Notable People from Connecticut==
*Traitor [[Benedict Arnold]] was born in Norwich.
*Showman [[P.T. Barnum]] was born in Bethel.
*President [[George W. Bush]] was born in New Haven.
*Inventor [[Charles Goodyear]] was born in New Haven.
*Liberal activist [[Ralph Nader]] was born in Newsted.
*Lexicographer [[Noah Webster]] was born in Hartford.
==Elected officials==
===Statewide officials===
*Governor [[Jodi Rell|M. Jodi Rell]] (R)
*Lt. Governor [[Michael Fedele]] (R)
===Congressional officials===
*Senator [[Chris Dodd]] (D)
*Senator [[Joe Lieberman]] (I/D)
*Representative [[John Larson]] (D)
*Representative [[Joseph Courtney]] (D)
*Representative [[Rosa DeLauro]] (D)
*Representative [[Christopher Shays]] (R)
*Representative [[Chris Murphy]] (D)
==Legal Issues==
Since 2005, Connecticut offered [[civil union]]s, similar to [[same sex marriage]]<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states Answers.com]</ref>
==References==
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