Eileen Donoghue

Eileen Donoghue
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Middlesex district
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded by Steven C. Panagiotakos
Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1998–2002
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
City Council
In office
1996–2008
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) John O’Connor[1]
Alma mater University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Suffolk University Law School[1]

Eileen Donoghue (born 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the 1st Middlesex district. She has served since January 2011. Donoghue is an attorney and a former mayor (1998–2002) and city councilor (1996–2008) of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] She ran as a Democrat in the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District Special Election in 2007 for the United States House of Representatives seat vacated by Marty Meehan's resignation, losing to Niki Tsongas by 4%.

Donoghue graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst[1] (B.A. 1976), and Suffolk University Law School[1] (J.D. 1979)

Committee Membership

Biography

Eileen Donoghue is a second term State Senator from the First Middlesex District, serving the communities of Lowell, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Tyngsborough, and Westford. The Senator was first elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in November 2010.[2]

Upon graduating from University of Massachusetts in 1976, with an individualized concentration in law and Spanish, the Senator pursued her passion for law. She received her Juris Doctor at Suffolk University Law School in 1979. After twelve years of practicing law, Senator Donoghue opened her own firm in the City of Lowell in 1991 before joining Gallagher & Cavanaugh in 2008.

Senator Donoghue was elected to the Lowell City Council in 1996 and two years later was elected mayor for her first of two terms at that post. During her tenure as mayor, she was proud to champion some of the most historic and important economic development projects for the city, including the Tsongas Arena, the LeLacheur Ball Park, the construction and renovation of 17 schools, and the artist overlay district which resulted in more than 800 new artists’ lofts now occupying formerly abandoned mills.

Senator Donoghue serves as the Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development & Small Business, vice-chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, and member of the Senate Committee on Ways & Means, Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, and Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy.

After a number of years in public service, Senator Donoghue is eager to use her prior experience to represent the interests of the district in the Massachusetts State Senate.

Personal Information

Profession: Attorney
Spouse: John J. O’Connor

Career Highlights

Education & Public Service

External links

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Laidler, John (November 14, 2010), New state senator vows her focus will be on the economy, Boston, MA: The Boston Globe
  2. ↑ "The 189th General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts". The 189th General Court of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.


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