Governor Dan Malloy

Elected in November 2010, Governor Malloys top agenda items have included reinventing our economy by growing jobs, improving public education and stabilizing the states finances by pursuing a comprehensive economic development strategy, one that invests in growth industries and creates jobs while at the same time defends the core sectors of the economy and protects the jobs that are currently available. it is this program and others have brought numerous corporate headquarters to Connecticut from out of state. The Governor is also making investments in education at every level. In 2012, he signed into law a school reform bill that has been called a national model. The legislation has provided hundreds of millions of addition money to school districts, in exchange for holistic changes that will prepare students to compete in the 21st century economy. Governor Malloy was proud to sign what some have called the most comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation in the country.