Gloria Schaffer | |
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65th Secretary of State of Connecticut | |
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1978 |
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Governor |
Thomas Meskill Ella Grasso |
Preceded by | Ella Grasso |
Succeeded by | Henry Cohn |
Personal details | |
Born |
New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
October 3, 1930
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
Gloria Schaffer served as Connecticut's Secretary of State 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 later served on the Civil Aeronautics Board.