Nan Hayworth
| Nan Hayworth | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Hall |
| Succeeded by | Chris Gibson |
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Nan Alison Sutter December 14, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Hayworth |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Residence | Bedford Hills, New York |
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Princeton University Cornell University |
| Profession | Ophthalmologist, politician |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth (born December 14, 1959) is the former U.S. Representative for New York's 19th congressional district. She was elected to that position in 2010 as a member of the Republican Party. In 2012, Hayworth lost her reelection bid to former Clinton White House staff secretary Sean Patrick Maloney. In 2014, she lost a re-match with Maloney.
Nan Alison Sutter was born on December 14, 1959 in Chicago and was raised in Munster, Indiana, to parents who were both World War II veterans. Her mother immigrated to the United States from England in 1948. A graduate of Munster High School, she went on to graduate from Princeton University and then Cornell University Medical College, after which she trained in ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. She first worked in a solo practice and in 1996 joined the Mount Kisco Medical Group.
On September 14, 2010, Hayworth defeated Neil DiCarlo in the Republican primary, with 69% of the vote. She defeated Democratic incumbent, John Hall, with 53% of the vote in the 2010 general election.
Hayworth was one of 41 Republican physicians who ran for Congress in 2010. During the campaign, she posted her medical diploma on her website. She was the only female physician in Congress. She was a member of the GOP Young Guns and the GOP's Republican Main Street Partnership. She was a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus.
District 19 (2002–2010) had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+3. President George W. Bush carried this district with 54% in 2004 and President Barack Obama carried it with 51% in 2008. The district laid north of New York City and was composed of parts of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam Counties. District 18 (2012–present) is composed of all of Orange and Putnam Counties, as well as parts of Dutchess and Westchester Counties.
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