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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWS
Race: Connecticut Governor
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
John DeStefano Jodi Rell
John DeStefano Jodi Rell
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Mayor of New Haven, Conn. since 1993 Governor of Connecticut since 2004
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/A Sworn in after impeachment of former Gov. John Rowland
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Six terms as New Haven mayor Connecticut House of Representatives, 1989-94; Lieutenant governor, 1994-2004
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Attorney Stay-at-home mom, volunteer in local Republican Party
BORNBORN
May 11, 1955 June 16, 1946 in Norfolk, Va.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.S., M.S. from University of Connecticut Old Dominion University; Western Connecticut State University
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Kathy DeStefano; has two sons Married to Lou Rell; has two children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.destefanoforct.com www.jodirell06.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
N/A www.state.ct.us/governor

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