Nancy DiNardo began her political career in 1971 when she was elected as a member of her local Town Council. Subsequently, she was elected to, and served on, several other local boards and commissions. Nancy also served as the Chairperson of her Democratic Town Committee in Trumbull, Connecticut for almost 20 years. Under Nancy’s leadership, Trumbull voters elected a Democratic First Selectman for 17 out of the past 21 years, despite the fact that Trumbull has historically been a Republican-leaning town.

Throughout her years as a Democratic Town Committee Chairwoman in the 4th Congressional district, Nancy worked to build coalitions with other town chairs, town committees and Democratic activists in an effort to create a Democratic infrastructure in order to launch a successful campaign against Republican Congressman Christopher Shays. She served as Treasurer and Finance Chair for Diane Farrell’s Congressional run against Shays, a campaign which raised $1.6 million, and came within 4 points of defeating Shays.

Nancy worked for 30 years as an educator in the Bridgeport school system, starting as a teacher and working her way up to Director of Psychological Services. During that time she served as a member of the School Administration Union and the Office of Professional Employee Internation Union (OPEIU), where she still maintains membership. In June 2002, she retired from her position at the Bridgeport Board of Education to devote her energies full time to politics. She has been an active member of the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee since she was first elected in 1998, and has served as Finance Chair since 2001.

Nancy is the first woman elected to the post of Chair in the history of the Connecticut Democratic Party. She was unanimously elected to her third term in January of 2009. Most recently, the Democratic National Committee elected her to serve as their Chair of Eastern Regional Caucuses.