Mary Mushinsky

Mary Mushinsky (born October 7, 1951) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 85th district since 1981.[1][2]

Mary Mushinsky
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 85th district
Assumed office
January 7, 1981
Preceded byMichael S. Kraskowski
Personal details
Born (1951-10-07) October 7, 1951
New Haven, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic

In 1992, she was awarded the Sierra Club Distinguished Service Award, which honors persons in public service for strong and consistent commitment to conservation. Mushinsky was a member of the Environment Committee and in 1990, as chair of that committee, Mushinsky introduced a bill that is believed to be the first bill passed in the United States to use the term climate change.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Biography". Housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. Pazniokas, Mark (2010-02-05). "Mary Mushinsky: Citizen activist to Dean of the House". Ctmirror.org. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. "National conference of state legislatures natural resources and infrastructure committee" (PDF). NCSL Natural Resourcs. August 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. Mushinsky, Mary (2014). "The Quinnipiac River" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. "Sierra Club Announces Annual Awards". Sierra Club National. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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