Nancy Wyman
| Nancy Wyman | |
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| 108th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2011 |
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| Governor | Dan Malloy |
| Preceded by | Michael Fedele |
| Comptroller of Connecticut | |
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In office January 4, 1995 – January 5, 2011 |
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| Governor |
John Rowland Jodi Rell Dan Malloy |
| Preceded by | Bill Curry |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Lembo |
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April 21, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Wyman |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Long Island College Hospital |
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| Website | ct |
Nancy S. Wyman (born April 21, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who is Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. She is Connecticut's 108th lieutenant governor. She was State Comptroller of Connecticut from 1995 to 2011, and was the first woman elected to that office position since it was created in 1786.
Wyman was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where her father worked as an accountant and supplemented his income by delivering the New York Daily News. She earned an associate degree in radiological technology from Long Island College Hospital.
Wyman began her career in public service as vice chairperson of the Tolland Board of Education. She served in this post for four years, but was on the board serving in other roles for five additional years. In 1986, she was elected as the State Representative from the 53rd district of Connecticut, serving in this capacity from 1987–1995.
In 1994, Wyman became State Comptroller upon defeating Republican Gene Gavin, a Certified Public Accountant. She succeeded William E. Curry, Jr., who did not run for re-election in order to run for governor.
As comptroller, Wyman was the chief fiscal guardian for the State of Connecticut. She oversaw the state health plan for 200,000 state employees, retirees, and their dependents.
Despite the high popularity of Connecticut's last two Republican governors, Wyman has easily won re-election. In 1998 she was challenged by Republican State Representative Christopher R. Scalzo. In 2002, 28-year-old West Haven Republican Justice of the Peace and City Commissioner Steven Mullins presented an easy challenge to Wyman.
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