Kathleen O'Connor Ives


Kathleen O'Connor Ives is an American attorney and former Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Career

In 2007, O'Connor Ives became a member of the Newburyport City Council.
In 2012, she was elected to Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District, which encompasses Amesbury, Haverhill, Merrimac, Newburyport, Methuen, Salisbury, and portions of North Andover. She chaired the Post Audit and Oversight Committee. In March 2018, she announced that she would not seek re-election.

Early life and education

Kathleen O'Connor Ives graduated from Mount Holyoke College, magna cum laude, in 1999 with her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Politics and International Relations. She later received her Juris Doctor and Environmental Law Certificate, cum laude, from Pace University School of Law in 2007.