Kathleen O'Connor Ives

Kathleen O'Connor Ives is an American attorney and former Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Kathleen O'Connor Ives
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Essex district
In office
January, 2013 – January 2, 2019
Preceded bySteven Baddour
Succeeded byDiana DiZoglio
Personal details
BornJuly 1977
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jeff Ives
Children1
ResidenceNewburyport, Massachusetts
Alma materMount Holyoke College (B.A.)
Pace University (J.D.)
Websitevoteforives.com

Career

In 2007, O'Connor Ives became a member of the Newburyport City Council.[1]

In 2012, she was elected to Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District, which encompasses Amesbury, Haverhill, Merrimac, Newburyport, Methuen, Salisbury, and portions of North Andover.[2] She chaired the Post Audit and Oversight Committee. In March 2018, she announced that she would not seek re-election.[3]

Early life and education

Kathleen O'Connor Ives graduated from Mount Holyoke College, magna cum laude, in 1999 with her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Politics and International Relations. She later received her Juris Doctor and Environmental Law Certificate, cum laude, from Pace University School of Law in 2007.

References
  1. "Kathleen O'Connor Ives Councilor at Large". Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  2. Hendrickson, Dyke (November 6, 2012). "O'Connor Ives wins senate seat". The Eagle-Tribune. Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
  3. Lodge, Richard K. (March 21, 2018). "O'Connor Ives will not seek re-election". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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