Grassos reputation extended far beyond Connecticuts borders. We are all familiar with her remarkable record of public service. one which included 4 years in the State legislature. 12 years as Connecticuts Secretary of State. and two terms as the Representative from the Sixth Congressional District before her election as Governor in 1974. Mrs. Grasso embodied the great American dream: the daughter of an immigrant baker from northern Italy who went on to become one of the most durable Connecticut politicians in recent years. As she once put it. she was the Nations "first lady Governor who was not a Governors first lady." Her husband. Mr.
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