Nan Alison Hayworth (née Sutter; born December 14, 1959) is an American ophthalmologist and former congresswoman for New York's 19th congressional district.

She lost to Democrat and former Clinton White House staff secretary Sean Patrick Maloney that year and again in a 2014 rematch.

[1] Nan Alison Sutter was born on December 14, 1959, in Chicago[2][3] and was raised in Munster, Indiana, to parents who were both World War II veterans.

in biology in 1981 after completing a 53-page long senior thesis titled "Studies of the Interphase Development of Dictyostelium Discoideum on Gradients of Cyclic 3':5' - Adenosine Monophosphate in Agar.

[14] The district lay north of New York City and was composed of parts of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam Counties.

[16] She lost the election to Sean Patrick Maloney, former White House Staff Secretary to President Bill Clinton, 52%–48%.

[17] Hayworth filed papers with the FEC to lay the groundwork for a 2014 campaign against Maloney and suggested in media reports that she was strongly considering running.

She supported repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and generally opposed additional gun control measures.

During an interview on Early Start on CNN, she reiterated her support for Ryan, calling him a "teacher and mentor" for the House Republicans when it comes to "a budget plan that actually will work for the United States.

"[25] In 2011, she was one of several House Republicans who sent a letter to President Obama urging him to expedite the permitting process for safe offshore energy exploration.