Eileen Hickey (New York politician)
Eileen Hickey (July 7, 1945 – March 5, 1999) was an American politician from New York.
Life[edit]
She was born Eileen McKenna on July 7, 1945, in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Peter McKenna and Ruth (Mollica) McKenna.[1] She attended Our Lady of Lourdes High School. She graduated from the White Plains Hospital School of Nursing in 1964, and became a registered nurse. On October 29, 1966, she married Daniel G. Hickey, and they had one son.
She entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature. In November 1990, she unseated the Republican Assemblyman Donald H. McMillen, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (97th D.) in 1993 and 1994. In 1994, she graduated B.A. from Marist College. In November 1994, she ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Joel M. Miller. Afterwards she became an aide to State Senate Minority Leader Martin Connor.
She died on March 5, 1999; and was buried at the Saint Peter Cemetery in Poughkeepsie.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ New York Red Book (1993–1994; pg. 278)
- ^ Eileen M. Hickey, 53 in The Register Herald, of Pine Plains, on March 11, 1999