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Nancy Wyman
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Nancy S. Wyman is the first woman elected State Comptroller of Connecticut since the office was created in 1786. As comptroller, Wyman is the chief fiscal guardian for the State of Connecticut.
As State Comptroller, Wyman also oversees the state health plan for 188,000 state employees, retirees and their dependents.
A Democrat, Wyman was first elected statewide in 1994 after defeating Republican Gene Gavin a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She succeeded State Comptroller James "Jim" Curry who did not run for re-election in order to run for governor. He lost that race to former Waterbury Congressman John G. Rowland. Gavin was appointed Commissioner of Revenue Services by Rowland in 1995.
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 Scalzo. In 2002, 28-year-old West Haven Republican Justice of the Peace and City Commissioner Steven R. Mullins presented an easy challenge to Wyman. In 2006 seven-term New London Republican State Senator Cathy Cook lost to Wyman in the November general election. Senator Cook was endorsed by six of Connecticut's major newspapers.
In 2006 Wyman co-chaired Joe Courtney's campaign for United States Congress.
Wyman and her husband Michael have lived in Tolland, Connecticut since 1973.
Prior to being elected state comptroller, Wyman served as State Representative from the 53rd House District. From 1979 until 1987, Wyman served as Vice-Chairperson of the Tolland Board of Education.
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