Patricia A. "Patty" O'Donnell (born October 15, 1954) is an American Republican politician in

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. She was a member of the

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from 1998 to 2010.

Biography

O'Donnell was born in

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and attended

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. She served as a board member on the Vernon School Board in

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from 1997 until 1999. In 1999 she was Chairperson of the School Board. In 1998 O'Donnell was elected to the

, She represented the Windham-1 Representative District and served in the State House until 2010. She served on the Appropriations and Human Services Committees in the State House. O'Donnell was reelected in 2010 as a board member on the Vernon School Board. She works with "Brattleboro Retreat", a not-for-profit, mental health and addictions treatment center founded in 1834. O'Donnell and her husband Robert reside in

. They have four children and six grandchildren.

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Brattleboro Retreat
* 1954 births Living people Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly Politicians from Holyoke, Massachusetts People from Windham County, Vermont Women state legislators in Vermont 21st-century American women politicians {{Vermont-politician-stub