Nan Hayworth
Encyclopedia
Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth (born December 14, 1959) is the U.S. Representative
for . She is a member of the Republican Party
.
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
, Nan went on to graduate from Princeton University
and then Cornell University Medical College where she trained in ophthalmology
. She first worked in a solo practice and in 1996 joined the Mount Kisco Medical Group. She is currently married to Scott D. Hayworth, President and CEO of Mount Kisco Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group. Her husband Scott is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Medical Group Association, AMGA
, a medical lobbying group.
, but he dropped out of the race. She ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party ballot lines. She was endorsed by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani
.
She is a member of the GOP Young Guns and GOP's Republican Main Street Partnership
. In the Republican primary, she won with 70% of the vote. She is also a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee
.
District 19 has 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 lies north of New York City
and is composed of Dutchess
, Orange
, Rockland
, Westchester
and Putnam
counties.
Characteristic of many freshman House elections, Hayworth had a sizable debt (totaling half of a million dollars.) Hayworth had a successful financial campaign by gaining the support and donations of a range of industries. From financial records, the industries Hayworth appealed to most included health professionals, securities and investment, lawyers, and the retired. Her main sectors of contributors came from the health and insurance sectors, in particular, the Mount Kisco Medical Group and Vestar Capital Partners.
Ideology
Hayworth, who had Tea Party approval and support, won by 6 points against the Democratic contender, John Hall in the 2010 election. Nan Hayworth’s district, New York’s 19th “quintessential swing district” has in recent elections mirrored national trends regarding presumptive presidential nominees. Nan just elected for the first time to the House of Representatives, endorsed Mitt Romney earlier in November. In fact, the Romney campaign described Hayworth as a representative that “has prioritized creating jobs and getting government spending under control.” Hayworth has generally aligned herself with the political views of the Tea Party movement
, being dubbed "The Tea Party Woman of New York" by New York
magazine.
Hayworth has repeatedly declined to tell citizens where stands on abortion despite repeated requests from the national media and prominent political leaders, which is likely due to her political background and her family. In particular, she is pro-choice, though she states she opposes late-term abortion. Hayworth stated in CQ Politics that she had intended to vote for the Stupak amendment in the House’s health care legislation that would bar federal funding from being used for abortion procedures. Attention has also been directed at her husband, Scott, an obstetrician who has performed abortions in the past. However, a spokesman has confirmed that the abortions were only performed when the life or health of the mother was at stake, none of which were late-term. Hayworth also gave a vague response to voters at debates regarding her stance on gay marriage. In the Orange Country debate, Hayworth left the issue to the states, stating, “I will not seek to force a definition of marriage on the states.” For a candidate supported by the far right, Hayworth is rather liberal on immigration issues. In a 2010 edition of the Lower Hudson Valley Journal News which compared Hayworth to her Republican primary opponent, Hayworth again had a more centrist stance stating that Hayworth advocates for “instituting a registration program and grace period, along with fines, for those here illegally.” Hayworth also has been particularly vocal for gun issues as shown by her high interest group ratings from the National Rifle Association Victory Fund and the Gun Owners of America Positions on Gun Rights.
Key votes
Though Hayworth lacks public statements regarding abortion, her three key votes on abortion have all been in favor of bills and amendments for prohibiting the use of federal funds for Planned Parenthood and prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion. Hayworth’s votes reflect her campaign strategy of focusing on fiscal issues, or at least the fiscal aspect of social issues. Hayworth’s commitment to looking at the fiscal side of issues is evident through her stance on environment and energy issues. For example, Hayworth signed the Contract from America that demands to, “stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation’s global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.” In addition, Hayworth also voted for the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which passed through the House by an 83-vote margin. In a letter to the President, Representative Hayworth, along with a multitude of others, urged the Obama Administration to permit offshore energy exploration. The letter cited the financial benefits of lowered prices at the pump but did not address environmental concerns.
However, the great majority of Hayworth’s votes have been related to budget, spending and tax issues. Some bills that have been passed in the House that Hayworth voted for include the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. Hayworth also voted against the unpopular motion to increase the debt limit.
Hurricane Irene
In 2011, when Hurricane Irene
caused extensive damage in the eastern United States, the disaster relief fund of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) was at a low point, far less than the damage caused by the storm. Hayworth said she would oppose any increased appropriation for FEMA unless there were equal cuts in other areas of "non-defense discretionary spending."
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for . She is a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
.
Early life, education, and nursing career
Nan Alison Sutter was raised in Munster, IndianaMunster, Indiana
Munster is a town located in North Township, Lake County, in Northwest Indiana in the United States. This bedroom community lies in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to the east, Dyer and...
to parents who were both World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
veterans. Her mother immigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1948.
A graduate of Munster High School
Munster High School
Munster High School is located at 8808 Columbia Avenue in the town of Munster, Indiana, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the School Town of Munster. Munster High School serves as the only high school for the Munster School District and has a long history of educational achievement...
, Nan went on to graduate from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and then Cornell University Medical College where she trained in ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
. She first worked in a solo practice and in 1996 joined the Mount Kisco Medical Group. She is currently married to Scott D. Hayworth, President and CEO of Mount Kisco Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group. Her husband Scott is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Medical Group Association, AMGA
American Medical Group Association
The American Medical Group Association is a national trade association representing medical groups and other organized systems of health care, including some of the nation’s largest integrated healthcare delivery systems...
, a medical lobbying group.
2010 election
Hayworth challenged Democratic incumbent John Hall in the 2010 election. She initially faced a difficult primary from state Assemblyman Greg BallGregory R. Ball
Gregory R. Ball is an American business executive, former active duty Air Force officer and member of the New York State Senate. He is a resident of Carmel, New York....
, but he dropped out of the race. She ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party ballot lines. She was endorsed by former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
.
She is a member of the GOP Young Guns and GOP's Republican Main Street Partnership
Republican Main Street Partnership
The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of moderate members of the United States Republican Party. They tend away from the dominant social conservatism of many Republicans and towards a moderate fiscal conservatism and limited government to a degree. The group is the rough equivalent of...
. In the Republican primary, she won with 70% of the vote. She is also a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee
Republican Study Committee
The Republican Study Committee [RSC] is a caucus of over 170 conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives...
.
District 19 has a Cook Partisan Voting Index
Cook Partisan Voting Index
The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an American congressional district or state leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole...
of R+3. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
carried this district with 54% in 2004 and President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
carried it with 51% in 2008. The district lies north of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and is composed of Dutchess
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
, Orange
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, Rockland
Rockland County, New York
Rockland County is a suburban county 15 miles to the northwest of Manhattan and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the southernmost county in New York west of the Hudson River, and the smallest county in New York outside of New York City. The...
, Westchester
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
and Putnam
Putnam County, New York
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the lower Hudson River Valley. Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from Dutchess County. , the population was 99,710. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The county seat is the hamlet of Carmel...
counties.
Tenure
FundraisingCharacteristic of many freshman House elections, Hayworth had a sizable debt (totaling half of a million dollars.) Hayworth had a successful financial campaign by gaining the support and donations of a range of industries. From financial records, the industries Hayworth appealed to most included health professionals, securities and investment, lawyers, and the retired. Her main sectors of contributors came from the health and insurance sectors, in particular, the Mount Kisco Medical Group and Vestar Capital Partners.
Ideology
Hayworth, who had Tea Party approval and support, won by 6 points against the Democratic contender, John Hall in the 2010 election. Nan Hayworth’s district, New York’s 19th “quintessential swing district” has in recent elections mirrored national trends regarding presumptive presidential nominees. Nan just elected for the first time to the House of Representatives, endorsed Mitt Romney earlier in November. In fact, the Romney campaign described Hayworth as a representative that “has prioritized creating jobs and getting government spending under control.” Hayworth has generally aligned herself with the political views of the Tea Party movement
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
, being dubbed "The Tea Party Woman of New York" by New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine.
Hayworth has repeatedly declined to tell citizens where stands on abortion despite repeated requests from the national media and prominent political leaders, which is likely due to her political background and her family. In particular, she is pro-choice, though she states she opposes late-term abortion. Hayworth stated in CQ Politics that she had intended to vote for the Stupak amendment in the House’s health care legislation that would bar federal funding from being used for abortion procedures. Attention has also been directed at her husband, Scott, an obstetrician who has performed abortions in the past. However, a spokesman has confirmed that the abortions were only performed when the life or health of the mother was at stake, none of which were late-term. Hayworth also gave a vague response to voters at debates regarding her stance on gay marriage. In the Orange Country debate, Hayworth left the issue to the states, stating, “I will not seek to force a definition of marriage on the states.” For a candidate supported by the far right, Hayworth is rather liberal on immigration issues. In a 2010 edition of the Lower Hudson Valley Journal News which compared Hayworth to her Republican primary opponent, Hayworth again had a more centrist stance stating that Hayworth advocates for “instituting a registration program and grace period, along with fines, for those here illegally.” Hayworth also has been particularly vocal for gun issues as shown by her high interest group ratings from the National Rifle Association Victory Fund and the Gun Owners of America Positions on Gun Rights.
Key votes
Though Hayworth lacks public statements regarding abortion, her three key votes on abortion have all been in favor of bills and amendments for prohibiting the use of federal funds for Planned Parenthood and prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion. Hayworth’s votes reflect her campaign strategy of focusing on fiscal issues, or at least the fiscal aspect of social issues. Hayworth’s commitment to looking at the fiscal side of issues is evident through her stance on environment and energy issues. For example, Hayworth signed the Contract from America that demands to, “stop costly new regulations that would increase unemployment, raise consumer prices, and weaken the nation’s global competitiveness with virtually no impact on global temperatures.” In addition, Hayworth also voted for the Energy Tax Prevention Act, which passed through the House by an 83-vote margin. In a letter to the President, Representative Hayworth, along with a multitude of others, urged the Obama Administration to permit offshore energy exploration. The letter cited the financial benefits of lowered prices at the pump but did not address environmental concerns.
However, the great majority of Hayworth’s votes have been related to budget, spending and tax issues. Some bills that have been passed in the House that Hayworth voted for include the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011. Hayworth also voted against the unpopular motion to increase the debt limit.
Hurricane Irene
In 2011, when Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene (2011)
Hurricane Irene was a large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Atlantic Canada in 2011...
caused extensive damage in the eastern United States, the disaster relief fund of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, initially created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders...
(FEMA) was at a low point, far less than the damage caused by the storm. Hayworth said she would oppose any increased appropriation for FEMA unless there were equal cuts in other areas of "non-defense discretionary spending."
Committee assignments
- Committee on Financial ServicesUnited States House Committee on Financial ServicesThe United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries...
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
- Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and TechnologyUnited States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and TechnologyThe U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services...
- Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsUnited States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsThe U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services.-Jurisdiction:The Subcommittee conducts oversight of the agencies, departments, and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction...
Personal life
Hayworth met her husband, Scott Hayworth, at Princeton. They married in 1981; they have two sons.External links
- Congresswoman Nan Hayworth official U.S. House site
- Nan Hayworth for Congress official campaign site