Background
Rell, M. Jodi was born on June 16, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
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M. Jodi Rell
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M. Jodi Rell, American former Governor of Connecticut. Trustee Young Men’s Christian Association Western Connecticut; past vice chairman Brookfield Republican Town Committee; Member of Women Executives in State Government, National Order Women Legislators (past vice president & national president), Brookfield Business & Professional Women's Club, Brookfield Republican Women's Club (past president).
Education
Attended, Old Dominion University, Norfolk. Attended, Western Connecticut State University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hartford, 2001.
Doctor (honorary), University New Haven, 2004.
Career
Member District 107, deputy minority leader Connecticut House of Representatives, Brookfield, 1985—1995. Lieutenant governor State of Connecticut, 1995—2004, governor, 2004—2011. Appt. chair Hartford Economic Development Advisory Group, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Young Men’s Christian Association Western Connecticut. Past vice chairman Brookfield Republican Town Committee. Member of Women Executives in State Government, National Order Women Legislators (past vice president & national president), Brookfield Business & Professional Women's Club, Brookfield Republican Women's Club (past president).
Connections
Married Lou Rell, 1967. Children: Meredith, Michael.
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Named a Melvin Jones fellow, Lions Club International Foundation, 2003. Recipient Impact award, Connecticut Technology Council, 2001, Nathan Davis award for outstanding government service, American Medical Association, 2008, Leadership award, National Order Women Legislators (NOWL), First Kids 2001 Policy Leadership award, Connecticut Voices for Children, Arnold Markle Public Service award.Named a Melvin Jones fellow, Lions Club International Foundation, 2003. Recipient Impact award, Connecticut Technology Council, 2001, Nathan Davis award for outstanding government service, American Medical Association, 2008, Leadership award, National Order Women Legislators (NOWL), First Kids 2001 Policy Leadership award, Connecticut Voices for Children, Arnold Markle Public Service award.