Rhonda Nyman

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|state_house=Massachusetts

|district=5th Plymouth

|term_start=January 5, 2011

|term_end=January 7, 2015

|predecessor=Robert Nyman

|successor=David DeCoste

|party=Democratic

}}

Rhonda Nyman is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. She was elected as a Democrat in November 2010, succeeding her husband Robert Nyman who died in office.[http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/RLN1 Representative Rhonda Nyman]'Rhonda Nyman Wins Late Husband's Seat In The Legislature,' PatriotLedger.com, November 3, 2010 In the November 2014 election, she was defeated by Republican challenger David DeCoste in a close election, only conceding after the result was verified by a recount.{{cite web

| last1 = Flaherty

| first1 = Caitlin

| last2 = Jacobson

| first2 = Seth

| title = Nyman comments on Monday's recount

| publisher = Wicked Local

| date = November 20, 2014

| url =http://concord.wickedlocal.com/article/20141120/NEWS/141129121

| accessdate = June 28, 2020 }}

She also unsuccessfully ran for Plymouth County Commissioner in 2024, losing to incumbents Greg Hanley and Jared Valanzola, a Democrat and Republican, respectively.https://www.tauntongazette.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/race/23354/massachusetts