Donna Nesselbush
Donna M. Nesselbush (born August 9, 1962) is an American lawyer, judge and politician from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A Democrat, she serves in the Rhode Island Senate, representing the 15th district. She took office on January 4, 2011.
Donna M. Nesselbush | |
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| Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John F. McBurney III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1962 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Alma mater | Brown University Suffolk University School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | donnanesselbush.com |
A graduate of Brown University (class of 1984), Nesselbush worked as executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence from 1984 to 1991. She attended Suffolk University School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor in 1991. In 2012, Nesselbush completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow. A founding partner of the law firm of Marasco & Nesselbush, she has been an active member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, chairing its social security committee. She was appointed an associate municipal court judge in Pawtucket in 2004 and has served since.
In 2010, she declared her candidacy for the 15th district seat in the Rhode Island Senate. Incumbent John F. McBurney III, a fellow Democrat and fellow judge of the Pawtucket municipal court, subsequently announced that he would not be seeking a nineteenth term in office. Nesselbush won both the primary and general elections unopposed.[1]
Nesselbush is openly gay.[2] She is one of four openly LGBT members of the Rhode Island General Assembly, ), Frank Ferri (D–Warwick) and Deb Ruggiero (D–Jamestown).
References
- Edgar, Randal (July 24, 2010). "Record-setting number of candidates". Providence Journal.
- Andrew, Mike (2011-07-08). "RI governor signs civil unions bill, some unhappy". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-03.