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Eileen Donoghue
Eileen M. Donoghue is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the First Middlesex district. She was first elected to the chamber in 2010. She left office on April 11, 2018, when she was sworn in as city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts.[1]
Donoghue served as the Mayor of Lowell and as Lowell City Councilor.
Biography
Donoghue received her B.A. in Law and Spanish from the University of Massachusetts, and J.D. from Suffolk University.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Rules |
| • Steering and Policy, Chair |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Export Development, Chair |
| • Higher Education Joint, Vice chair |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
| • Rules Joint |
| • Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Donoghue served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Bills in the Third Reading |
| • Personnel and Administration |
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint, Chair |
| • Higher Education Joint, Vice Chair |
| • Transportation Joint |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Donoghue served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Post Audit and Oversight |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Community Development and Small Business Joint, Chair |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
| • Higher Education Joint, Vice chair |
| • Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Donoghue served on these committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Community Development and Small Business Joint |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
| • Higher Education Joint, Vice chair |
| • Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Joint |
| • Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint, Chair |
Campaign themes
2012
Donoghue's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "If elected to the Senate, Eileen would work with her colleagues to advance legislation aimed at reducing health care costs, including standardizing health care administration processes and reducing paperwork and administrative costs."
Education
- Excerpt: "Eileen has been a longtime supporter of programs to broaden access to early education, including free, all-day Kindergarten and after-school programs. Eileen also believes that the state must do all it can to shelter Chapter 70 from budget cuts."
Green Economy
- Excerpt: "Eileen believes that there must be long-term opportunities for both public and private investments in each sector of this economy."
Jobs and the Economy
- Excerpt: "We must work together to bring relief to small businesses that are the lifeblood of our economy. Eileen also believes that our colleges and universities play an integral role in our economy, and we should do everything possible to ensure college graduates have a clearer path to employment."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Eileen Donoghue ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Middlesex District general election.[3][4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, First Middlesex District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Eileen Donoghue Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Eileen Donoghue ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Massachusetts State Senate, First Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Eileen Donoghue Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Eileen Donoghue was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[7]
2012
Donoghue won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate First Middlesex District. Donoghue was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated James Buba (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eileen Donoghue Incumbent |
71.2% | 44,177 | |
| Republican | James Buba | 28.8% | 17,884 | |
| Total Votes | 62,061 | |||
2010
Donoghue won election to the First Middlesex seat in 2010. She defeated Christian Doherty in the September 14 Democratic primary. She defeated James Buba in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Massachusetts State Senate - First Middlesex District | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Eileen Donoghue (D)
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24,549 | |||
| James Buba (R) | 16,335 | |||
| Patrick A. O’Connor (I) | 4,158 | |||
| All Others | 13 | |||
| Blanks | 3,096 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Massachusetts General Court was in formal session from January 3 to July 31. The legislature was in informal session from August 1 to December 31.
- Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored by the organization on votes that "can show the distinction between a progressive legislator, and everyone else."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through November 15. The legislature held an informal session from November 16 to January 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 6 through July 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 7, 2015, through January 5, 2016.
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2014
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In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.
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2013
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In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through July 31.
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2011
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In 2011, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 5 through November 16.
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Personal
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Donoghue has a husband, John J. O'Connor.
Recent news
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Massachusetts state legislative districts
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
- Eileen Donoghue on Facebook
- Eileen Donoghue on Twitter
- Eileen Donoghue on YouTube
- Eileen Donoghue on Flickr
Footnotes
- ↑ Lowell Sun, "Donoghue sworn in as city manager, and gets right down to work," April 11, 2018
- ↑ "eileendonoghue," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 2012 State Primary Candidate List, "Massachusetts Secretary of State," accessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ 2012 Massachusetts Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
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| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts State Senate First Middlesex 2011–2018 |
Succeeded by Edward Kennedy (D) |
