Donna Soucy

Donna M. Soucy (born September 7, 1967) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, first elected in 2012 in the 18th district. She is previously served as the President of the New Hampshire Senate, from December 5, 2018 until December 2, 2020. Soucy serves on the Senate Commerce, and Rules and Enrolled Bills committees, in addition to the Joint Fiscal Committee[1] Soucy has also previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and as a Manchester alderman.[2][3]

Donna Soucy
Minority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate
Assumed office
December 2, 2020
DeputyCindy Rosenwald
Preceded byChuck Morse
In office
August 6, 2018 – December 5, 2018
Acting
Preceded byJeff Woodburn
Succeeded byChuck Morse
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
December 5, 2018 – December 2, 2020
Preceded byChuck Morse
Succeeded byChuck Morse
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
December 5, 2012
Preceded byTom DeBlois
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the 42nd Hillsborough district
In office
December 2, 1992 – December 4, 1996
Preceded byJacquelyn Domaingue
Succeeded byRobert Murphy
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the 39th Hillsborough district
In office
December 5, 1990 – December 2, 1992
Preceded byLillian Soucy
Succeeded byJoanne O'Rourke
Personal details
Born (1967-09-07) September 7, 1967
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSt. Anselm College (BA)
University of New Hampshire, Concord (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Early life and education

Soucy's mother was Lillian Soucy, a New Hampshire state representative who died in 1990, the year after she graduated from Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Her father, C. Arthur Soucy, also served as a Manchester city alderman and as a city official in other capacities, and as a member of the federal Electoral College.[3]

Soucy attended the Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law) and received a Juris Doctor degree.[3]

Senate career

First elected in 2012, Soucy became the minority leader in August 2018, after the incumbent Jeff Woodburn stepped down from his leadership post because he had been arrested on domestic violence charges. Soucy was re-elected to her Senate seat that November, but Woodburn was not, as Democrats won the majority of Senate seats statewide. The 14 Democratic senators-elect chose Soucy as their leader at a caucus shortly after the 2018 mid-term election; she was later unanimously elected Senate President on December 5, 2018.[3]

References
  1. "Senate District 18". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. "Senator Donna Soucy". New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Senate President Donna Soucy '89". Portraits Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 1. Saint Anselm College. p. 30. Archived from the original on 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2019-07-06.


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