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	'''Nimi McConigley''' (née '''Swamidoss''') is an [[Indian American]] politician who served in the [[Wyoming State Legislature]] from 1994 until 1996. McConigley, who was born in [[Madras]], was the first Indian born person and the first [[Indian Americans\|Indian American]] women to serve in any State legislature.<ref>[http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=10202 "Former Legislator to Be Honored Guest at UW Diwali Night Oct. 8"] [[University of Wyoming]] - 26 September 2006</ref><ref name="Martin2018">{{cite book\|author=Mart Martin\|title=The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpRXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206\|accessdate=9 November 2018\|date=24 April 2018\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-0-429-97648-3\|pages=206–}}</ref>		'''Nimi McConigley''' (née '''Swamidoss''') is an [[Indian American]] politician who served in the [[Wyoming State Legislature]] from 1994 until 1996. McConigley, who was born in [[Madras]], was the first Indian born person and the first [[Indian Americans\|Indian American]] women to serve in any State legislature.<ref>[http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=10202 "Former Legislator to Be Honored Guest at UW Diwali Night Oct. 8"] [[University of Wyoming]] - 26 September 2006</ref><ref name="Martin2018">{{cite book\|author=Mart Martin\|title=The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpRXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206\|accessdate=9 November 2018\|date=24 April 2018\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|isbn=978-0-429-97648-3\|pages=206–}}</ref>

	Instead of running for re-election, Rep. McConigley chose to run for [[United States Senate]]. In the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] [[primary election\|primary]], she finished 4th out of 9 candidates, behind [[Michael Enzi]], [[John Barrasso]], and [[Curt Meier]].{{~~fact~~\|date=August 2020}}		Instead of running for re-election, Rep. McConigley chose to run for [[United States Senate]]. In the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] [[primary election\|primary]], she finished 4th out of 9 candidates, behind [[Michael Enzi]], [[John Barrasso]], and [[Curt Meier]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2020}}

	She had previously been only one of two Asian American news directors when she took that role at [[CBS]] affiliate [[KGWC]] in [[Casper, Wyoming]]<ref>[http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1502 The News Director Proves Her Mettle] American Journalistic Review - Jan/Feb 1992</ref> after graduating from the [[Columbia University]] school of journalism.<ref>[http://www.mercergarden.com/angshuman/politics.html Proud, political and American] - Mercer Garden</ref>		She had previously been only one of two Asian American news directors when she took that role at [[CBS]] affiliate [[KGWC]] in [[Casper, Wyoming]]<ref>[http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1502 The News Director Proves Her Mettle] American Journalistic Review - Jan/Feb 1992</ref> after graduating from the [[Columbia University]] school of journalism.<ref>[http://www.mercergarden.com/angshuman/politics.html Proud, political and American] - Mercer Garden</ref>
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{{Infobox Politician
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| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Nirmala Swamidoss
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| term_start2 = 1994
| term_end2 = 1996
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| spouse = Patrick McConigley
| children = Lila and Nina
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| alma_mater = [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]], [[Madras Law College]], [[Columbia University]]
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'''Nimi McConigley''' (née '''Swamidoss''') is an [[Indian American]] politician who served in the [[Wyoming State Legislature]] from 1994 until 1996. McConigley, who was born in [[Madras]], was the first Indian born person and the first [[Indian Americans|Indian American]] women to serve in any State legislature.<ref>[http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=10202 "Former Legislator to Be Honored Guest at UW Diwali Night Oct. 8"] [[University of Wyoming]] - 26 September 2006</ref><ref name="Martin2018">{{cite book|author=Mart Martin|title=The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpRXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206|accessdate=9 November 2018|date=24 April 2018|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-429-97648-3|pages=206–}}</ref>

Instead of running for re-election, Rep. McConigley chose to run for [[United States Senate]]. In the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[primary election|primary]], she finished 4th out of 9 candidates, behind [[Michael Enzi]], [[John Barrasso]], and [[Curt Meier]].{{fact|date=August 2020}}

She had previously been only one of two Asian American news directors when she took that role at [[CBS]] affiliate [[KGWC]] in [[Casper, Wyoming]]<ref>[http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1502 The News Director Proves Her Mettle] American Journalistic Review - Jan/Feb 1992</ref> after graduating from the [[Columbia University]] school of journalism.<ref>[http://www.mercergarden.com/angshuman/politics.html Proud, political and American] - Mercer Garden</ref>
She did her schooling in Doveton Corrie School in [[Vepery]]. She received a bachelor's degree in Arts from [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]] and her law degree from the [[Madras Law College]]. She later studied Journalism at the [[Columbia University]]. She married Patrick McConigley has two daughters Lila and Nina.<ref name="Pradhan1996">{{cite book|author=Sachindra Nath Pradhan|title=India in the United States: contributions of India & Indians in the United States of America|url=https://archive.org/details/indiainunitedsta0000prad|url-access=registration|accessdate=9 November 2018|year=1996|publisher=SP Press International|isbn=978-0-9617129-1-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/indiainunitedsta0000prad/page/316 316]}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Asian American Journalists Association]]
*[[List of Indian Americans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041104/main2.htm Bobby Jindal wins from Louisiana] The Tribune, Chandigarh - 4 November 2004
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/15gopi.htm What political breakthrough?] Rediff - 15 January 2003
*Martin, Mart.<u>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2zsVgCd7unsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=nimi+mcconigley The Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics 2002]</u>. Westview Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8133-9817-7}}

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