The governor heads the executive branch. , Ned Lamont is the Governor and Susan Bysiewicz is the Lieutenant Governor; both are Democrats. From 1639 until the adoption of the 1818 constitution, the governor presided over the General Assembly. In 1974, Ella Grasso was elected as the governor of Connecticut. This was the first time in United States history when a woman was a governor without her husband being governor first.
The governor heads the executive branch  Ned Lamont is the Governor and Susan Bysiewicz is the Lieutenant Governor; both are Democrats From 1639 until the adoption of the 1818 constitution the governor presided over the General Assembly In 1974 Ella Grasso was elected as the governor of Connecticut This was the first time in United States history when a woman was a governor without her husband being governor first