Eileen Daily

Eileen Meade Daily (March 3, 1943 – July 30, 2015) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut Senate from 1993 to 2013.

This article is about the American politician. For the Canadian politician, see Eileen Dailly. For the actress, see Eileen Daly.

Daily was born in Boston on March 3, 1943.[1] She was raised in Dorchester, and moved to Westbrook, Connecticut, in 1974.[1][2] From 1983 to 1989, Daily was a member of the Westbrook Board of Education. She subsequently served on the board of selectmen until 1991, when she was elected first selectwomen of Westbrook.[2] Daily was first elected to the Connecticut Senate from district 33 in 1992.[3][4] Following her lung cancer diagnosis,[5][6] Daily announced in May 2012 that she would not stand for reelection later that year.[7]

Daily died of lung cancer at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford on July 30, 2015.[5] Westbrook station was rededicated in March 2017 in Daily's honor.[8]

References
  1. "Eileen Meade Daily". Hartford Courant. Legacy.com. August 1, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Former Connecticut Sen. Eileen Daily dies at 72". New Haven Register. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. Altimari, Daniela (July 30, 2015). "Former State Sen. Eileen Daily Dies at 72". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. "Death of Former State Senator Eileen Daily Announced". Valley News Now. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. "Former Sen. Eileen Daily, long a force in state finance, dies at 72". Connecticut Mirror. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  6. "Former state Sen. Eileen Daily, 72, dies". Norwich Bulletin. Associated Press. July 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. Stuart, Christine (May 15, 2012). "Longtime Connecticut Sen. Eileen Daily won't seek reelection". The Register Citizen. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. Gamble, Ann (March 7, 2017). "Westbrook train station dedicated to late state Sen. Eileen Daily". Shoreline Times. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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