Former Governor Jodi Rell Leaving Connecticut for the Sunshine State

BROOKFIELD, CT — A longtime Brookfield resident will be leaving Brookfield for New Smyrna Beach, Florida where she owns a second home, according to The News Times.

Former Governor Jodi M. Rell recently notified town party members that she could no longer serve as a justice of the peace due to her change in her residency, the paper reported. She cited her reason for leaving is due the the direction the state is headed, the paper said.

The Brookfield Republican has lived in a 19th Century farmhouse in Brookfield since 1969. She served as governor from 2004 to 2011.

Under Governor Rell’s leadership, Connecticut's citizens were made safer by enacting new penalties for career criminals and providing tools to keep dangerous felons off the streets, according to the Connecticut State Library who lists her accomplishments as follows:

"During the 2007 legislative session, Governor Rell enacted her historic Charter Oak Health Plan to bring affordable healthcare coverage to thousands of uninsured adults.

Governor Rell led “Team Connecticut” in saving the Groton/New London Submarine Base from closure and its 31,000 jobs statewide.

In her first two years in office, Governor Rell helped break the state’s transportation gridlock with her historic investments in the state’s railways, busways, highways and ports.

She restored faith, integrity and trust back to state government by proposing and signing into law landmark campaign finance reforms and creating a stronger, restructured State Ethics Commission.

From enhancing our children’s education and protecting our economy to providing access to affordable healthcare and making our cities and towns safer, Governor Rell has achieved a long list of accomplishments that will benefit this generation of Connecticut residents and for generations to come who will proudly call this state home."

Read the full News Times story here.

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