Denise Nappier | |
|---|---|
| 82nd Treasurer of Connecticut | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 9, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Rowland Jodi Rell Dan Malloy |
| Preceded by | Paul J. Silvester |
| Succeeded by | Shawn Wooden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denise Lynn Nappier June 16, 1951 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Virginia State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (MA) |
Denise Lynn Nappier (born June 16, 1951) is an American who served as Connecticut State Treasurer, from 1999 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. She is the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in the history of Connecticut, the first woman elected State Treasurer in Connecticut history, and the first African-American woman elected to serve as state treasurer in the United States.[1] In 2011, she was named to the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.
In January 2018, Nappier announced she would not seek re-election to a sixth term in November 2018.[1]