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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Eileen Donoghue |
| Address | 257 Andover St
Lowell, Massachusetts , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 15, 1954 |
| Died |
Still Living
(71 years) |
| Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jun 16, 2012 01:08am |
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| Info | Eileen Donoghue, one of eight children, was born and raised in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where she met her husband, John. J. O’Connor. Eileen worked her way through college and law school and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in individualized concentration from the University of Massachusetts in 1976, where she studied both law and Spanish. She studied for a period of time at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, and is fluent in Spanish. She went on to receive her Juris Doctor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston in 1979. She has been in private practice since 1979, and in 1991 opened her own law practice in the City of Lowell.
A candidate for Congress, Eileen is a leader that views problems as opportunities and believes in tackling challenges, not studying them. Donoghue, the former Mayor of Lowell, and only the second woman to serve in that post, has been a thoughtful but bold voice for action on a number of important issues including: economic development, public education, public safety, and health care in the Merrimack Valley.
In 1996, Eileen was elected to the Lowell City Council, and in 1998 was elected mayor to the first of two terms at that post. During her tenure as mayor she led some of the most historic and important economic development projects for the city, including the Tsongas Arena, the LeLacheur Ball Park, and the artist overlay district resulting in over 800 new artists’ lofts now populating formerly abandoned mills. During her tenure as mayor, Eileen, a Democrat, served as chairperson of the transition team for Governor Paul Cellucci, advising the governor on quality of life issues.
Eileen has also been extremely active in community and the Merrimack Valley area. In 1999, she helped found the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, a private, non-profit organization that promotes the economic interests of the area. She has also been a trustee at Saints Medical Center in Lowell for nearly a decade, during which time she helped open a new cancer treatment center.
Eileen has also served on the board of directors for numerous area organizations, including the Whistler House Museum of Art, Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell, Lowell Association for the Blind, and the Merrimack River Valley House. She also helped found the Women Working Wonders Fund, a foundation that helps raise money for women seeking to improve their education, help improve the environment, or assist in the community.
Eileen is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Greater Lowell Bar Association, and the Criminal Justice Act Board of the United States District Court, the District of Massachusetts.
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