John G. Rowland

John G. Rowland

John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former American politician and current political commentator. He was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them. In 2004, Rowland resigned from office during a corruption investigation, and later pleaded guilty in federal court to a one-count indictment for conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, mail fraud and tax fraud. He was the first Connecticut governor to be elected to three terms since 1784.

He served ten months in a federal prison until February 10, 2006, followed by four months house arrest at his home in West Hartford, Connecticut, until June 2006. His lieutenant governor, M. Jodi Rell, replaced him as governor.

Read more about John G. Rowland:  Political Career, Accomplishment As Governor, After Prison, Electoral History

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