Ken Donnelly

Kenneth J. Donnelly (July 15, 1950 – April 2, 2017) was a Massachusetts state senator for the Fourth Middlesex district, which included his hometown of Arlington and several other cities. He was a Democrat who served from 2009-17.

Ken Donnelly
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Fourth Middlesex district
In office
2009–2017
Succeeded byCindy Friedman

Donnelly graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in Labor Studies.[1]

He was a retired lieutenant with the Lexington Fire Department in Lexington, Massachusetts.[2]

On June 17, 2014, Donnelly endorsed fellow Democrat Don Berwick in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014.[3]

Donnelly died on April 2, 2017 in Arlington, Massachusetts from complications of a brain tumor, aged 66.[4][5]

References
  1. "Member Profile – Kenneth J. Donnelly". The General Court. 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. Metzger, Andy (September 4, 2008). "Ken Donnelly: Education Reform". The Arlington Advocate. GateHouse Media, Inc.
  3. Robert Rizzuto (June 17, 2014). "Democrat Don Berwick's gubernatorial campaign endorsed by state Senators Dan Wolf, Ken Donnelly". MassLive Politics. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. Gans, Felicia (April 3, 2017). "State Senator Kenneth Donnelly dies from brain cancer complications". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  5. "State Sen. Kenneth Donnelly, ex-firefighter, dies of brain tumor". Boston.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.


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