Gloria Schaffer
Gloria Schaffer | |
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Schaffer in 1977 | |
| 65th Secretary of State of Connecticut | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1978 | |
| Governor | Thomas Meskill Ella Grasso |
| Preceded by | Ella Grasso |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cohn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1930 New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA) |
Gloria Wilinski Schaffer (born October 3, 1930) is an American politician who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1971 to 1978. A Democrat from New London, she served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1959 to 1971. She attended The Williams School and Sarah Lawrence College and ran for the United States Senate in 1976.