Nancy DiNardo

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Nancy DiNardo

|office = Chair of the Connecticut Democratic Party

|term_start = June 11, 2020

|term_end = January 22, 2025

|predecessor = Nancy Wyman

|successor = Roberto Alves

|term_start1 = January 19, 2005

|term_end1 = February 1, 2015

|predecessor1 = George Jepsen

|successor1 = Nick Balletto

|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|55|2005|2|13}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/nyregion/there-is-no-hiding-from-nancy-dinardo.html |title=There Is No Hiding from Nancy DiNardo |first=Stacey |last=Stowe |work=The New York Times |date=February 13, 2005}}

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|death_date =

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|party = Democratic

|education = Emmanuel College, Massachusetts (BA)
Fairfield University (MA)

}}

Nancy DiNardo (born 1949/1950) is an American politician and owner of commercial real estate in Connecticut. She is the current Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Connecticut{{Cite web|title=Party Officers|url=https://ctdems.org/your-party/officers/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Connecticut Democratic Party}} and is first woman to hold that position.{{Cite news|last=Stowe|first=Stacey|date=2005-02-13|title=There Is No Hiding From Nancy DiNardo (Published 2005)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/nyregion/there-is-no-hiding-from-nancy-dinardo.html|access-date=2020-10-30|issn=0362-4331}} She previously served in that position from 2005 until 2015.{{cite news| author =John Burgeson| title =DiNardo to step down as state's top Dem| newspaper =Connecticut Post| date = December 19, 2014| url =http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/DiNardo-to-step-down-as-state-s-top-Dem-5969862.php| accessdate =January 17, 2015}}{{cite news

| author =Mark Pazniokas, The Connecticut Mirror| title =Dinardo Ending A Decade As Democratic State Chair

| newspaper =Hartford Courant| date =December 22, 2014| url =http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-ctm-dinardo-leaving-20141222-story.html| accessdate =January 17, 2015}} In the intervening five years, she served as Vice Chairwoman.{{Cite web|last=HLADKY|first=GREGORY|title=Nick Balletto Named Democratic State Chairman|url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-dems-elect-nick-balleto-chair-0123-20150122-story.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=courant.com|date=23 January 2015 }}

Career

DiNardo served as the chairperson of the party's Trumbull CT Town Committee for nearly 20 years. DiNardo was employed as an educator in the Bridgeport, CT school system for 30 years.[http://www.ctdems.org/content/meet-chair-nancy-dinardo "Meet the Chair -- Nancy DiNardo"]

DiNardo has worked for Trumbull's board of health, finance, and police commission.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E3DF173AF930A25751C0A9639C8B63 Stacey Stone, "There Is No Hiding From Nancy DiNardo", New York Times, February 13, 2005] She was treasurer of Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim's 1994 gubernatorial campaign.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E3DF173AF930A25751C0A9639C8B63 Stacey Stone, "There Is No Hiding From Nancy DiNardo", New York Times, February 13, 2005]

On November 27, 2024, DiNardo announced she would step down as state party chair.{{Cite web|author=Ken Dixon |date=November 27, 2024 |title=Nancy DiNardo, longtime chairwoman of CT Democrats, will not seek another term |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/politics/article/connecticut-s-longtime-democratic-state-19946879.php |website=CT Insider}} Governor Ned Lamont soon endorsed the Mayor of Danbury, Roberto Alves, to fill her role.{{Cite web |author=Mark Pazniokas |date=November 27, 2024 |title=Lamont taps Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves as Democratic chair |url=https://ctmirror.org/2024/11/27/lamont-taps-danbury-mayor-roberto-alves-as-democratic-chair/ |website=The Connecticut Mirror}}

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