Nancy DiNardo Elected Connecticut Democratic Party Chair
History was made last night when the members of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee elected Nancy DiNardo party chair. Ms. DiNardo is the first woman ever to hold the office, and we are very excited to work with her as we move into the 2005 and 2006 elections. Here's a brief biography:
Nancy DiNardo began her political career in 1971 when she was elected to the Trumbull Town Council, and was subsequently being elected for an additional term. She was also elected to the Trumbull Board of Finance twice and has been a member of the Board of Health and the Police Commission. She has served as the Chairperson of the Trumbull Democratic Town Committee for almost 20 years. Under Nancy DiNardo’s leadership, Trumbull voters have elected a Democratic First Selectman for 17 out of the past 21 years, despite the fact that Trumbull has historically been a Republican-leaning town.
Nancy DiNardo also ran for State Senate in the 32nd district against Dick Bozzuto when Ella Grasso ran for reelection. Last year, she served as Treasurer and Finance Chair for Diane Farrell’s congressional campaign in Connecticut's 4th District against incumbent Christopher Shays, which raised a respectable 1.6 million dollars.
DiNardo worked for 30 years as an educator in the Bridgeport school system, starting as a teacher and working her way up to Director of Psychological Services. In June 2002, DiNardo retired from her position at the Bridgeport Board of Education to devote her energies full time to politics. She has been an active member of State Central Committee since she was first elected in 1998. Nancy has attended meetings for more than 30 years as her mother, Josephine DiNardo, was on the State Central Committee for 25 years. In 2001, under Chairman John Olsen, she became the chair of the Finance Committee, a position she has filled to date.
