Janet W. O'Brien

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Janet W. O'Brien
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Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives
from the 5th Plymouth district
In office
1991–1999
Personal details
Alma mater Tufts University (BA)
Harvard University (MPA) [1]

Janet W. O'Brien is an American Democratic politician from Hanover, Massachusetts. [2] She represented the 5th Plymouth district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 1999. [2]

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References

  1. "Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts".
  2. 1 2 "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.