NAME: M. Jodi Rell.
PARTY: Republican.
BIRTHDATE: June 16, 1946.
AGE: 63.
RESIDENCE: Brookfield.
EDUCATION: Studied at Old Dominion University and Western Connecticut State University; no degree.
EXPERIENCE: Governor, 2004-present, lieutenant governor, 1995-2004; state House of Representatives, 1984-94.
FAMILY: Husband, Lou; two children.
QUOTE: "I am not shying away from a fight. I am the governor."
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