Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex district
In office January 5, 2011 – April 11, 2018
Preceded by
Steven C. Panagiotakos
Succeeded by
Edward J. Kennedy
Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office 1998–2002
Preceded by
Edward "Bud" Caulfield
Succeeded by
Rita Mercier
Personal details
Born
Holyoke, Massachusetts United States
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
John O’Connor
Alma mater
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Suffolk University Law School
Eileen Donoghue (born 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American politician who is the former city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts (2018–2022), a former member of the Massachusetts Senate, where she has represented the First Middlesex District from 2011 to 2018, as well as a former city councilor (1996–2008) and mayor (1998–2002) of Lowell.[1] She ran in the Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District special election in 2007 to fill the United States House of Representatives seat vacated by Marty Meehan, narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Niki Tsongas. In the Massachusetts Senate, Donoghue has been a staunch advocate for small businesses, economic development in gateway cities, and public higher education. She has spearheaded efforts to reduce student loan debt and create pathways to stable jobs.
^John Laidler, “New state senator vows her focus will be on the economy”, “The Boston Globe”, November 14, 2010
EileenDonoghue (born 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American politician who is the former city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts (2018–2022), a...
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