Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.

Hartford, Janurary 8, 2003 Connecticut Lt. Governor M. Jodi Rell, poses for a portrait in her third floor office at the State Capitol. Digital Photo by Richard Messina – The Hartford Courant ...

M. Jodi Rell, who was the first and, to date, the only Republican woman to serve as governor of Connecticut, beginning her seven years in office when the incumbent resigned in a corruption scandal ...

M. Jodi Rell, the calm and reassuring Republican second-in-command who steadied Connecticut after a corruption scandal forced the resignation of Gov. John G. Rowland on July 1, 2004, died Wednesday.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her family. Rell, the second female governor in state history and the first Republican woman to serve as ...

M.Jodi Rell, the calm and reassuring Republican second-in-command who steadied Connecticut after a corruption scandal forced the resignation of Gov. John G. Rowland on July 1, 2004, died Wednesday.

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who became the second female governor in the state after her running mate, Gov. John G. Rowland, resigned amid a corruption scandal, died Wednesday following ...

Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.

Former Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell, who became the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, died Nov. 20 at a hospital in Florida.