Robert Nyman

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Robert J. Nyman (August 20, 1960 – June 25, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1999 until his death.{{Cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=18996|title=The Voter's Self Defense System}}

Nyman was found dead in his pool.{{cite news| url=http://cnn.com/2010/US/06/26/massachusetts.legislator.death/ | work=CNN | title=Massachusetts state legislator found dead in pool | date=June 26, 2010}} The Plymouth district attorney's office ruled the death an accidental drowning.{{cite news |title=Nyman's friends, family say goodbye|first=Christine|last=Legere|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=July 2, 2010|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/07/02/representative_nymans_friends_family_say_goodbye/|accessdate=2010-07-06}} Nyman represented the Fifth Plymouth District, which consists of Norwell, Rockland, and his hometown of Hanover. He left a wife and two children.

In an election to succeed Nyman, his wife Rhonda did not have a primary opponent and defeated her Republican opponent in the general election.