Linda Melconian

Linda J. Melconian
Melconian c. 1991
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1983–2005
Preceded byAlan Sisitsky
Succeeded byStephen Buoniconti
Constituency2nd Hampden and Hampshire (1983–1989)
1st Hampden (1989–1993)
Hampden (1993–2005)
Personal details
BornSpringfield, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrew J. Scibelli
EducationMount Holyoke College
George Mason University
George Washington University
OccupationAttorney, educator, politician
Known forMassachusetts State Senator & First Woman Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate

Linda J. Melconian is a former American state legislator who served as the first woman Majority Leader in the history of the Massachusetts Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the greater Springfield area as its State Senator from 1983-2005. In 2017 Melconian was invited by the U. S. House of Representatives Historian’s Office to participate in an oral interview and transcript as part of the Oral History Project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first woman elected to Congress.[1]

  1. ^ "A Century of Women in Congress | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-27.