Nimi McConigley

[2] McConigley, who was born in Madras, was the first Indian-born person and the first Indian American woman to serve in any state legislature.[7] McConigley served as the campaign manager for state senator Charles Scott, who was running for Governor of Wyoming in the 1994 election.McConigley stated that she received private criticism from colleagues after wearing a sari to speak at a high school in Cheyenne.In a field of nine candidates in the Republican primary, she finished 4th, coming behind Michael Enzi, John Barrasso, and Curt Meier.[12] Her daughter Nina McConigley went on to become a writer, whose short story collection Cowboys and East Indians won the PEN Open Book Award in 2015.
Wyoming House of RepresentativesDick SadlerNancy BerryMadrasBritish IndiaRepublicanAlma materQueen Mary's CollegeMadras Law CollegeColumbia UniversityIndian Americanstate legislatureVeperyIndira GandhiCasper, WyomingCharles ScottGovernor of Wyoming1994 electionCheyenneEnglishUnited States Senate1996 electionMichael EnziJohn BarrassoCurt MeierAll India RadioEuropeJackson HolePEN Open Book AwardAsian American Journalists AssociationList of Indian AmericansUniversity of Wyoming