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Nickname...... The Constitution State Nickname...... The First State Motto...... Qui Transtulit Sustinet Motto...... Liberty and Independence (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Flower...... Goldenrod Flower...... Mountain Laurel Bird...... Blue Hen Chicken Bird...... American Robin Tree...... American Holly Tree...... White Oak Song...... Our Delaware Song...... Yankee Doodle Entered the Union...... December 7, 1787 Entered the Union...... January 9, 1788 Capital...... Dover Capital...... Hartford STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles)...... 1,949 Land Area (square miles)...... 4,842 Rank in Nation...... 49 Rank in Nation...... 48 Population...... 935,614 Population...... 3,596,677 Rank in Nation...... 45 Rank in Nation...... 29 Density per square mile...... 480.2 Density per square mile...... 742.8 Capital City...... Dover Capital City...... Hartford Population...... 37,089 Population...... 124,893 Rank in State...... 2 Rank in State...... 4 Largest City...... Wilmington Largest City...... Bridgeport Population...... 71,292 Population...... 146,425 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 1 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 5 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 3 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 7 Number of County Governments...... 3 Number of Geographic Counties...... 8 Number of Municipal Governments...... 57 Number of Municipal Governments...... 30 Number of School Districts...... 19 Number of School Districts...... 17 Number of Special Districts...... 260 Number of Special Districts...... 447 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... General Assembly Legislative Body...... General Assembly President of the Senate...... Vacant President of the Senate...... Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Patricia Blevins President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Martin Looney Secretary of the Senate...... Bernard J. Brady Secretary of the Senate...... Garey E. Coleman (Clerk of the Senate) Speaker of the House...... Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Helene Keeley Speaker of the House...... Clerk of the House...... Richard Puffer Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Bob Godfrey, Patricia Billie Miller, , 2015 Regular Session...... Jan. 13 – June 30, 2015 Linda Orange, Kevin Ryan, Number of Senatorial Districts...... 21 Peggy Sayers Number of Representative Districts...... 41 (Deputy Speakers of the House) Clerk of the House...... Martin Dunleavy EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor...... Jack Markell 2015 Regular Session...... Jan. 7 – June 3, 2015 Lieutenant Governor...... Vacant Number of Senatorial Districts...... 36 Secretary of State...... Jeffrey Bullock Number of Representative Districts...... 151 Attorney General...... Matthew Denn Treasurer...... Ken Simpler EXECUTIVE BRANCH Auditor...... R. Thomas Wagner Governor...... Dan Malloy State Comptroller...... Kristopher Knight Lieutenant Governor...... Nancy Wyman Secretary of State...... Denise W. Merrill Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2009 – 1/2017 Attorney General...... George C. Jepsen Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 6 Treasurer...... Denise L. Nappier Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 19 Auditor...... John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward State Comptroller...... Kevin P. Lembo (Comptroller) JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... Supreme Court Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2011 – 1/2019 Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Leo Strine Jr. Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 6 Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 5 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 14 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 U.S. Circuit Court...... 3rd Circuit JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Chase T. Rogers Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 7 Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges...... 9 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 U.S. Circuit Court...... 2nd Circuit

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