Gloria Schaffer
Gloria Schaffer (born October 3, 1930) was elected to the Connecticut State Senate from Connecticut's 14th Senate District (representing her home town of Woodbridge, Connecticut and several other municipalities) in 1958, serving six terms (1959-1971). She was elected Connecticut's Secretary of State in 1970, serving from 1971 to 1978. In 1976 she was also a candidate for U.S. Senator in Connecticut but lost to Republican incumbent Lowell Weicker. She was the only woman (Democrat) to run for the US Senate in that election. In 1978, she was appointed a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board by President Carter. [1] In 1985, she was appointed a member of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission by Gov. William A. O'Neill, and then was appointed commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Affairs by Gov. Lowell Weicker in 1991. As of 2018, she was serving as a Fellow of Branford College of Yale University.[2]
Gloria Schaffer | |
|---|---|
| 65th Secretary of State of Connecticut | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1978 | |
| Governor | Thomas Meskill Ella Grasso |
| Preceded by | Ella Grasso |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cohn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1930 New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA) |
References
- Stone, Greg (13 July 1978). "Gloria Schaffer slides into political oblivion". The Day. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- https://branford.yalecollege.yale.edu/gloria-schaffer
External links
- "Connecticut Political Collection". University of Connecticut Libraries. September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ella Grasso |
Secretary of State of Connecticut 1971–1978 |
Succeeded by Henry Cohn |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Duffey |
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Connecticut (Class 2) 1976 |
Succeeded by Toby Moffett |