Former Connecticut lieutenant governor Nancy Wyman passes away at 80
Nancy Wyman, who served as Connecticut’s lieutenant governor and earlier as state comptroller, died at age 80, prompting flags to be lowered.
Governor Ned Lamont’s office announced that former lieutenant governor Nancy Wyman died at the age of 80, and ordered state and U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff. Wyman’s public service started on the Tolland Board of Education and continued with a seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives beginning in 1987. She broke ground as the first woman elected state comptroller, a post she held from 1994 until 2010, before joining Governor Dannel Malloy’s ticket and serving as lieutenant governor from 2011 through 2019.
Throughout her tenure she was a vigorous advocate for universal, affordable health care and played a key role in applying the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut. Colleagues, including Senator Chris Murphy, praised her blend of wit and policy skill, noting her focus on helping the state’s most vulnerable. Wyman is survived by her husband Mike, their children and grandchildren. No cause of death has been disclosed.
Why it matters
Wyman’s death marks the loss of a pioneering Connecticut leader who shaped state health-care policy.
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