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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING SENATOR DONNA M. NESSELBUSH ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE

RHODE ISLAND STATE SENATE AFTER TEN YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND

EXEMPLARY SERVICE

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Cano, and Conley

     Date Introduced: December 18, 2020

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Senator Donna Nesselbush is a graduate of Brown University, where she

attained a Bachelor’s degree, and Suffolk University, where she attain a Juris Doctor. She is

fluent in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and is a founding partner of the law firm of Marasco &

Nesselbush, L.L.P.; and

     WHEREAS, Senator Nesselbush was elected to the Rhode Island Senate in 2010, and

since taking office, has vigorously fought on behalf of the disadvantaged in life. She has been a

tireless and eloquent supporter of marriage equality, civil rights, disabled rights, and in support of

our civil liberties and rights. She has also worked diligently to stiffen Rhode Island’s domestic

violence laws and penalties; and

     WHEREAS, Senator Nesselbush serves as the Chief Judge of the Pawtucket Municipal

Court. She also serves as Chair of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Social Security Disability

Committee, is a member of the American and Rhode Island Associations for Justice, and was the

former Executive Director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, past

President of Progresso Latino, and a former Board Member of the American Civil Liberties

Union; and

     WHEREAS, Senator Nesselbush has received numerous awards in recognition of her

distinguished public service career including the Appreciation Award from Crossroads Rhode

Island, the Appreciation Award from the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, the Leo J.

Wyman Award from Suffolk University, and the Sarah Doyle Prize from Brown University.

Senator Nesselbush’s passionate advocacy and tireless work ethic will be sorely missed; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby honors Senator Donna

M. Nesselbush on her retirement from the Rhode Island State Senate after ten years of

distinguished and exemplary service; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Donna M. Nesselbush.

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