Eunice Groark was elected the first female lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1990. Groark ran on a ticket with Lowell Weicker, both of whom were members of "A Connecticut Party". In 1991, Weicker introduced an extremely divisive plan to raise the taxes of Connecticut residents. Groark cast the tiebreaking vote to implement the plan. A crowd of 40,000 protested around the capitol, and the extreme unpopularity of the plan led Weicker to opt out of a second term. Groark ran in his place, garnering 19%, not enough to keep A Connecticut Party listed as an official third party in the state (that would have taken 20%), but possibly enough to throw the election to Republican John Rowland, who would remain the state's governor for 10 years.

When Groark was 6, she was trapped in the 1944 Hartford circus fire which killed 168 people. Groark said even 60 years later she still could not be in large crowds.

After leaving politics, Groark spent time with her 3 daughters and taught at Harvard and Yale. In October 1997 Berkeley Divinity School of Yale awarded her an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree for her "commitment to Christian principles in public life."

Preceded by: Joseph Fauliso (Democrat)

Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1990 - 1994

Succeeded by: M. Jodi Rell (Republican)