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Nickname...... The Constitution State Nickname...... The First State Motto...... Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Motto...... Liberty and Independence Flower...... Mountain Laurel Flower...... Goldenrod Bird...... American Robin Bird...... Blue Hen Chicken Tree...... White Oak Tree...... American Holly Song...... Yankee Doodle Song...... Our Delaware Entered the Union...... January 9, 1788 Entered the Union...... December 7, 1787 Capital...... Hartford Capital...... Dover

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles)...... 4,842 Land Area (square miles)...... 1,949 Rank in Nation...... 48 Rank in Nation...... 49 Population...... 3,590,886 Population...... 945,934 Rank in Nation...... 29 Rank in Nation...... 45 Density per square mile...... 741.6 Density per square mile...... 485.3 Capital City...... Hartford Capital City...... Dover Population...... 124,705 Population...... 37,366 Rank in State...... 4 Rank in State...... 2 Largest City...... Bridgeport Largest City...... Wilmington Population...... 147,612 Population...... 71,817 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 5 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 1 Number of 2016 Electoral Votes...... 7 Number of 2016 Electoral Votes...... 3 Number of Geographic Counties...... 8 Number of County Governments...... 3 Number of Municipal Governments...... 30 Number of Municipal Governments...... 57 Number of School Districts...... 17 Number of School Districts...... 19 Number of Special Districts...... 447 Number of Special Districts...... 260

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... General Assembly Legislative Body...... General Assembly

President of the Senate...... Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman President of the Senate...... Vacant President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Martin Looney President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Patricia Blevins Secretary of the Senate...... Garey E. Coleman Secretary of the Senate...... Bernard J. Brady (Clerk of the Senate) Speaker of the House...... Speaker of the House...... Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Helene Keeley Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Linda Gentile, Bob Godfrey, Clerk of the House...... Richard Puffer Patricia Billie Miller, , Linda Orange, Kevin Ryan, 2016 Regular Session...... Jan. 12 – July 1, 2016 Peggy Sayers Number of Senatorial Districts...... 21 (Deputy Speakers of the House) Number of Representative Districts...... 41 Clerk of the House...... Martin Dunleavy EXECUTIVE BRANCH 2016 Regular Session...... Feb. 3 – May 4, 2016 Governor...... Jack Markell Number of Senatorial Districts...... 36 Lieutenant Governor...... Vacant Number of Representative Districts...... 151 Secretary of State...... Jeffrey Bullock Attorney General...... Matthew Denn EXECUTIVE BRANCH Treasurer...... Ken Simpler Governor...... Dan Malloy Auditor...... R. Thomas Wagner Lieutenant Governor...... Nancy Wyman State Comptroller...... Kristopher Knight Secretary of State...... Denise W. Merrill Attorney General...... George C. Jepsen Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2009 – 1/2017 Treasurer...... Denise L. Nappier Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 6 Auditor...... John C. Geragosian Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 19 and Robert M. Ward State Comptroller...... Kevin P. Lembo JUDICIAL BRANCH (Comptroller) Highest Court...... Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Leo Strine Jr. Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2011 – 1/2019 Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 5 Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 6 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 14 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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