Bob Godfrey, born in 1948, is the Deputy Speaker of the state of Connecticut

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's General Assembly. A leader of the Council of State Governments

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, he served as its Eastern Regional Conference Chairman in 2005, National Vice Chair in 2009, as National Chairman-Elect in 2010, and its National Chairman in 2011.

A Democrat, Godfrey has represented the 110th District (Danbury) in the General Assembly for 12 terms. In addition to serving as Deputy Speaker, he is a member of the Judiciary Committee, the Government, Administration and Elections Committee, as well as the Legislative Management Committee.

An attorney, he is a graduate of Fordham University

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 in New York and obtained his Juris Doctor

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 at the University of Connecticut

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School of Law. He previously served on the Danbury Common Council and the United States Naval Reserve. Active with the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, he managed a family-owned pet shop.