Once a heavy hitter in Republican politics, first as a congressman and then as governor of Connecticut, John G. Rowland suffered the ultimate political defeat nearly a decade ago when he resigned from office amid a corruption scandal, eventually ordered to serve time in a federal prison.
After finishing his 10-month sentence, Rowland promised “to be a better person” and managed to piece together a new life as a popular AM radio commentator, taking calls from admirers who still referred to him as “Guv” while he also enjoyed taking jabs at the state’s current governor, a Democrat. As an added bonus, the 56-year-old Rowland became eligible last year for an annual state pension of about $50,000.
