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Donna Cuomo

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Preceded by
  
Joseph N. Hermann

Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Donna Cuomo


Political party
  
Republican

Succeeded by
  
David Torrisi

Party
  
Republican Party

Born
  
March 19, 1947 (age 77) Lawrence, Massachusetts (
1947-03-19
)

Alma mater
  
Lowell State College Salem State University

Occupation
  
Violence Prevention Educator/Victim Advocate Politician

Residence
  
North Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Education
  
Lowell State College, Salem State University

Donna Fournier Cuomo (born March 19, 1947 in Lawrence, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represented the 14th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993–1999. She later served as the deputy director of the Department of Public Safety's programs division.

Cuomo was briefly a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2002. She announced her candidacy on April 2, 2002 and dropped out of the race the next day.

Personal life

Cuomo is the sister of Joseph Fournier, who was murdered by Willie Horton and two other men in 1974. She appeared in an anti-Michael Dukakis ad during the 1988 presidential election.

Cuomo escaped from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.

References

Donna Cuomo Wikipedia