Susan R. Donovan is an American politician and
Democratic member of the
Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 69th District since being elected in November 2016.
This district includes the cities of
Bristol and
Portsmouth, Rhode Island. She is a member of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare.
In the legislature, Donovan focuses on educational issues because she was a public school teacher in the Bristol Warren School System for 33 years.
She also works on issues relating to the environment and housing.
Additionally, she is a supporter of
reproductive rights and was endorsed by
Planned Parenthood
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally. It is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Reve ...
.
Elections
* 2016 Donovan ran to represent the 69th District in the Rhode Island House of Representatives after
Raymond Gallison
Raymond E. Gallison, Jr. (born March 23, 1952, in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American politician and a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 69 since Ja ...
resigned due to a federal investigation of his finances. She defeated Todd Giroux in the Democratic Primary on September 13, 2016 with 89.02% of the votes. She then defeated Republican Antonio F. Avila and Libertarian Analee A. Berretto in the General election on November 8, 2016 with 48.8% of the votes.
References
Living people
21st-century American women politicians
Women state legislators in Rhode Island
Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
21st-century American legislators
Rhode Island College alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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