Eileen Donoghue

Eileen Donoghue
City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office April 11, 2018 – April 11, 2022
Preceded by	Kevin J. Murphy
Succeeded by	Thomas Golden Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex district
In office January 5, 2011 – April 11, 2018
Preceded by	Steven C. Panagiotakos
Succeeded by	Edward J. Kennedy
Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office 1998–2002
Preceded by	Edward "Bud" Caulfield
Succeeded by	Rita Mercier
Personal details
Born	Holyoke, Massachusetts United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	John O’Connor
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts Amherst, Suffolk University Law School

Eileen Donoghue (born 1954 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American politician who is the former city manager of Lowell, Massachusetts (2018–2022), a former member of the Massachusetts Senate, where she has represented the First Middlesex District from 2011 to 2018, as well as a former city councilor (1996–2008) and mayor (1998–2002) of Lowell.^[1] She ran in the Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District special election in 2007 to fill the United States House of Representatives seat vacated by Marty Meehan, narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Niki Tsongas. In the Massachusetts Senate, Donoghue has been a staunch advocate for small businesses, economic development in gateway cities, and public higher education. She has spearheaded efforts to reduce student loan debt and create pathways to stable jobs.