Molly Donahue | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 37 district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Zach Wahls |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 68th district | |
In office January 14,2019 –January 8,2023 | |
Preceded by | Ken Rizer |
Succeeded by | Chad Ingels |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Cedar Rapids,Iowa,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Iowa State University (BS) University of Northern Iowa (MEd) |
Molly Donahue is an American educator and politician serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th District. She previously served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 68th district from 2019 to 2023,when she was elected to the Senate. [1]
Donahue was born and raised in Cedar Rapids,Iowa,where she attended Washington High School. [2] She earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education and teaching from Iowa State University,followed by a Master of Education in secondary behavior disabilities from the University of Northern Iowa. For 28 years,Donahue has worked as a teacher at Washington High School. She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018. [3] [4] [5]
In 2025,Donohue introduced a bill to prohibit schools,community colleges and universities receiving state aid from using "discriminatory mascots" including "midgets",responding to a campaign organized against Estherville Lincoln Central High School by individuals with and parents of children with dwarfism. [6]