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North Haven attorney Mark Kohler will fill the position until a new SOTS is chosen in the November election.
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North Haven attorney Mark Kohler will fill the position until a new SOTS is chosen in the November election.
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Mark Kohler, of North Haven, will take the secretary of the state role effective July 11, succeeding Denise Merrill, who is stepping down to care for her ailing husband.
Mark Kohler will fill the position until a new SOTS is chosen in the November election.
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday appointed Mark F. Kohler of North Haven, the former head of the special litigation unit for the Connecticut attorney general’s office, to complete the term of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill. The selection of a retired civil servant to succeed Merrill, who is leaving office early to care for her ailing husband, spares the governor from political controversy amid his own reelection campaign.