Johannah Leddy Donovan (born September 18, 1944) is an American educator and politician. Born in

Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...

, Donovan graduated from Rice Memorial High School and then received her bachelor's degree from

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. Donovan was the widow of Thomas Donovan and taught school for Vermont Adult Learning. Donovan has served in the

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since 2001 and is a

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/ref> Her father

Bernard Joseph Leddy Bernard Joseph Leddy (March 18, 1910 – January 9, 1972) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Education and career Leddy was born in Underhill, Vermont on March 18, 1910, a son of J ...

served as Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Her brother

James P. Leddy James P. Leddy (born August 8, 1942) was a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, who represented the Chittenden senate district. James Leddy was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1998 and continued in that office through 20 ...

was a member of the

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. Her son T.J. Donovan was elected as

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in 2016, having previously served as

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of Chittenden County since 2007.

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