Michael Fedele

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Michael Fedele
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87th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 2007
Governor	Jodi Rell
Preceded by	Kevin B. Sullivan
Born	March 30, 1955 ( 1955-03-30) (age 54) Minturno, Italy
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carol Fedele
Profession	Businessman

Michael Fedele (born March 30, 1955, in Minturno, Italy) is an Italian-American politician. A Republican, the 87th and current Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 2 Education 3 Personal 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Career

Fedele's first elected office was as a member of Stamford's 40 person Board of Representatives. He represented the heavily Republican 13th District from 1987-1991. Fedele represented Stamford's 147th District in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1992 until 2002. He ran unsuccessfully for the Connecticut Senate that year, losing narrowly to Democrat Andrew J. McDonald. He founded and operated the Pinnacle Group, an IT firm in Connecticut.

In 2009, Fedele was the recipient of the Prescott Bush Award, the highest honor that the Connecticut Republican Party awards to a member of the Party. Boy's Town of Italy also honored Fedele with their 2009 Humanitarian of the Year Award.^[2]

[edit] Education

Fedele graduated from Fairfield University in 1980 and Norwalk State Technical College.

[edit] Personal

Fedele is a native of Minturno, Italy. He has raised three children with his wife Carol.

[edit] External links

• Official site

[edit] References

1. ^ Official Biography
2. ^ Boy's Town of Italy

Political offices
Preceded by Kevin B. Sullivan	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 2007 -	Succeeded by Incumbent

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