Hayworth, Nan, 1959-

Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth (born December 14, 1959) is an American ophthalmologist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she represented New York's 19th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.

Born Nan Alison Sutter in Chicago, she was raised in Munster, Indiana where she attended the local schools and graduated from Munster High School in 1977. She earned an AB in biology from Princeton University in 1981 and a medical degree from Cornell University in 1985. She met her husband, Scott Hayworth, an obstetrician/gynecologist, in college. After managing a successful ophthalmology practice for seven years, Hayworth worked for the Mount Kisco Medical Group in 1996 until her retirement in 2005. She also served as an attending physician and a clinical instructor at local hospitals and worked as vice president of a health care communications agency in 2007. Ari Fleischer, a family friend and former press secretary for President George W. Bush, was among those who encouraged Hayworth to run for office. Easily winning the Republican primary in 2010, Hayworth defeated two-term incumbent Democrat John Hall with almost 53 percent of the vote that November.

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