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In 2010, she declared her candidacy for the 15th district seat in the Rhode Island Senate. Incumbent [[John F. McBurney III]], a fellow Democrat and fellow judge of the Pawtucket municipal court, subsequently announced that he would not be seeking a nineteenth term in office. Nesselbush won both the primary and general elections unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.projo.com/news/content/ASSEMBLY_WRAP_UP_07-24-10_65JACK9_v19.3a6b2c5.html|title=Record-setting number of candidates|work=[[Providence Journal]] |last=Edgar |first=Randal|date=July 24, 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, she declared her candidacy for the 15th district seat in the Rhode Island Senate. Incumbent [[John F. McBurney III]], a fellow Democrat and fellow judge of the Pawtucket municipal court, subsequently announced that he would not be seeking a nineteenth term in office. Nesselbush won both the primary and general elections unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.projo.com/news/content/ASSEMBLY_WRAP_UP_07-24-10_65JACK9_v19.3a6b2c5.html|title=Record-setting number of candidates|work=[[Providence Journal]] |last=Edgar |first=Randal|date=July 24, 2010}}</ref>


Nesselbush is openly gay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_27/page5.cfm|work=[[Seattle Gay News]]|date=2011-07-08|first=Mike|last=Andrew|title=RI governor signs civil unions bill, some unhappy|accessdate=2011-10-03}}</ref> She is one of four openly LGBT members of the [[Rhode Island General Assembly]], Reps. [[Gordon D. Fox]] (D–[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]), [[Frank Ferri]] (D–[[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]]) and [[Deb Ruggiero]] (D–[[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]]).
Nesselbush is openly gay.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_27/page5.cfm |work=[[Seattle Gay News]] |date=2011-07-08 |first=Mike |last=Andrew |title=RI governor signs civil unions bill, some unhappy |accessdate=2011-10-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928060928/http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_27/page5.cfm |archivedate=2015-09-28 |df= }}</ref> She is one of four openly LGBT members of the [[Rhode Island General Assembly]], Reps. [[Gordon D. Fox]] (D–[[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]), [[Frank Ferri]] (D–[[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick]]) and [[Deb Ruggiero]] (D–[[Jamestown, Rhode Island|Jamestown]]).


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Nesselbush/ Legislative homepage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110213004205/http://www.rilin.state.ri.us:80/Nesselbush/ Legislative homepage]
*[http://www.donnanesselbush.com/ Campaign website]
*[http://www.donnanesselbush.com/ Campaign website]
*[https://www.m-n-law.com/ Business website]
*[https://www.m-n-law.com/ Business website]

Revision as of 17:33, 15 December 2016

Donna M. Nesselbush
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded byJohn F. McBurney III
Personal details
Bornterm_end
(1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 62)
Diedterm_end
Resting placeterm_end
Political partyDemocratic
Parent
  • term_end
ResidencePawtucket, R.I.
Alma materBrown University
Suffolk University School of Law
ProfessionLawyer
Websitedonnanesselbush.com

Donna M. Nesselbush (born August 9, 1962) is an American lawyer, judge and politician from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A Democrat, she serves in the Rhode Island Senate, representing the 15th district. She took office on January 4, 2011.

A graduate of Brown University (class of 1984), Nesselbush worked as executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence from 1984 to 1991. She attended Suffolk University School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor in 1991. A founding partner of the law firm of Marasco & Nesselbush, she has been an active member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, chairing its social security committee. She was appointed an associate municipal court judge in Pawtucket in 2004 and has served since.

In 2010, she declared her candidacy for the 15th district seat in the Rhode Island Senate. Incumbent John F. McBurney III, a fellow Democrat and fellow judge of the Pawtucket municipal court, subsequently announced that he would not be seeking a nineteenth term in office. Nesselbush won both the primary and general elections unopposed.[1]

Nesselbush is openly gay.[2] She is one of four openly LGBT members of the Rhode Island General Assembly, Reps. Gordon D. Fox (D–Providence), Frank Ferri (D–Warwick) and Deb Ruggiero (D–Jamestown).

References

  1. ^ Edgar, Randal (July 24, 2010). "Record-setting number of candidates". Providence Journal.
  2. ^ Andrew, Mike (2011-07-08). "RI governor signs civil unions bill, some unhappy". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-03. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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