Eileen Hickey (July 7, 1945 – March 5, 1999) was an American politician from

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Life

She was born Eileen McKenna on July 7, 1945, in

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, the daughter of Peter McKenna and Ruth (Mollica) McKenna. She attended

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. She graduated from the White Plains Hospital School of Nursing in 1964, and became a

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. On October 29, 1966, she married Daniel G. Hickey, and they had one son. She entered politics as a

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, and was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature. In November 1990, she unseated the Republican Assemblyman Donald H. McMillen, and was a member of the

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(97th D.) in 1993 and 1994. In 1994, she graduated

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from

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. In November 1994, she ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Joel M. Miller. Afterwards she became an aide to State Senate Minority Leader

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. She died on March 5, 1999; and was buried at the Saint Peter Cemetery in Poughkeepsie.''Eileen M. Hickey, 53''
in ''The Register Herald'', of Pine Plains, on March 11, 1999

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickey, Eileen 1945 births 1999 deaths Politicians from Poughkeepsie, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Women state legislators in New York (state) Marist College alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians