John G. Rowland
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| 86th Governor of Connecticut | |
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In office January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 |
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| Lieutenant | Jodi Rell |
| Preceded by | Lowell P. Weicker |
| Succeeded by | Jodi Rell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | William R. Ratchford |
| Succeeded by | Gary Franks |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 73rd District |
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In office 1981–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Natalie Rapoport |
| Succeeded by | Joan Hartley |
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John Grosvenor Rowland May 24, 1957 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Rowland (div.) Patty Rowland |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
| Profession | Legislator |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American former politician and twice convicted felon. He was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; as a politician, he was a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple has 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.
On April 10, 2014, Rowland was indicted on seven counts for his role in an election fraud case where former congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, current Vice Chair of the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and her husband, Brian Foley, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 31, 2014 to illegally paying Rowland $35,000 in campaign consulting fees. He was charged with two counts of falsifying records in a federal investigation, one count of conspiracy, two counts of causing false statements to be made to the FEC, and two counts of causing illegal campaign contributions. He was convicted on all seven counts in September 2014, and was subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison on March 18, 2015.
Rowland's political career began in 1980 when, at age 23, he was elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives. He held his seat until 1984, when he was elected to represent Connecticut's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and was reelected in 1986 and 1988.
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