Difference between revisions of "Connecticut"

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-{{USState
-|name=Connecticut
-|flag=Connecticut_State_Flag.gif
-|motto="Qui Transtulit Sustinet" (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
-|nick=The Constitution State
-|capital=Hartford
-|language=English
-|governor=Dan Malloy
-|gparty=Democrat
-|senator2=Richard Blumenthal
-|s2party=Democrat
-|s2phone=(202) 224-2823
-|s2email=http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/Blumenthal_Richard.htm Contact
-|senator1=Joe Lieberman
-|s1party=Independent
-|s1phone=(202) 224-4041
-|s1email=http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue Contact
-|population=
-|date=January 9, 1788 (5th)
-}}
-Located in the northeastern region of the [[United States]], '''Connecticut''' borders [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Rhode Island]]. It was the fifth state to enter into the union. Its capital is [[Hartford]]. It is the richest state in the country,<ref>[http://www.statemaster.com/state/CT-connecticut Statemaster.com]</ref> and its populace is the third smartest.<ref>[http://www.morganquitno.com/edrank06.htm Morgan Quinto]</ref>
-Like in all New England states, towns rather than counties are the basic unit of local government in Connecticut.
-==Notable People from Connecticut==
-*[[Benedict Arnold]], a traitor in the Revolutionary War, was born in Norwich.
-*Showman [[P.T. Barnum]] was born in Bethel.
-*President [[George W. Bush]] was born in New Haven.
-*Inventor [[Charles Goodyear]] was born in New Haven.
-*Liberal activist [[Ralph Nader]] was born in Newsted.
-*Lexicographer [[Noah Webster]] was born in Hartford.
-==Elected officials==
-===Federal===
-*Sen. [[Joe Lieberman]] (I/D)
-*Sen. [[Richard Blumenthal]] (D)
-*Rep. [[John Larson]] [D, CT-1]
-*Rep. [[Joseph Courtney|Joe Courtney]] [D, CT-2]
-*Rep. [[Rosa DeLauro]] [D, CT-3]
-*Rep. [[Jim Himes|James Himes]] [D, CT-4]
-*Rep. [[Chris Murphy|Christopher Murphy]] [D, CT-5]
-===State===
-*Governor [[Dan Malloy]] (D)
-*Lt. Governor [[Nancy Wyman]] (D)
-*Secretary of State [[Denise Merrill]] (D)
-*State Comptroller [[Kevin Lembo]] (D)
-*Attorney General [[George Jepsen]] (D)
-*State Treasurer [[Denise Nappier]] (D)
-==Civil Unions and Gay Marriage==
-Since 2005, Connecticut offered [[civil union]]s with the same rights as [[same sex marriage]].<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states Answers.com]</ref>  In October of 2008, the Connecticut high court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled that even if civil unions have all of the same rights as traditional marriage, that the state had no choice but to allow [[gay marriage|gay couples to marry]].  Connecticut was the third U.S. state to do so.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/ap_on_re_us/connecticut_same_sex_marriage Connecticut high court rules gay couples can marry]</ref>  Between that time and the start of cermonies on November 12th, 2008, California voters rescinded the ruling of activist judges and restored traditional marriage in a [[Proposition 8|referendum]].  The people of Connecticut rejected an amendment to their constitution to remove gay marriage.  For the three years that civil unions were in place for gay couples, on average only 700 unions were requested per year.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450648,00.html</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-{{USstates}}
-[[Category:New England]]
-[[Category:Connecticut]]
-[[Category:Colonial America]]

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