Jodi Rell

Jodi Rell
87th Governor of Connecticut
In office July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011
Lieutenant	Kevin Sullivan Michael Fedele
Preceded by	John Rowland
Succeeded by	Dan Malloy
105th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office January 4, 1995 – July 13, 2004
Governor	John Rowland
Preceded by	Eunice Groark
Succeeded by	Kevin Sullivan
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 107th district
In office January 1985 – January 1995
Preceded by	David Smith
Succeeded by	Scott Santa-Maria
Personal details
Born	Mary Carolyn Reavis (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946 (age 77) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lou Rell ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 2014)​
Children	2
Education	Old Dominion University Western Connecticut State University

Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell^[1] (née Reavis; born June 16, 1946) is an American former politician who served as the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 to 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004 under Governor John G. Rowland,^[2] and became governor after Rowland resigned from office. As of 2024, Rell is the very last Republican and woman to officially serve as Governor of Connecticut to date.^[3]

Rell was Connecticut's second female governor, after Ella Grasso. She did not seek re-election in 2010 and left office in January 2011.