Susan Donovan

Susan Donovan (D) has represented District 69 in Bristol and Portsmouth since first being elected in November 2016. She was named the chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee in January 2023. Representative Donovan is also a member of the House Education Committee and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. She was the sponsor of major legislation enacted in 2021 to ensure pay equity for all employees, regardless of gender or ethnicity. She has sponsored laws that boost the use of electronic medical records and allow patients to protect their privacy and safety by having their health care mailings directed to themselves instead of a spouse or parent. She has sponsored or cosponsored numerous bills to improve the lives of children and families, including a law to help ensure effectiveness of Child Opportunity Zones, a ban on conversion therapy for minors, and a 2024 law to spread awareness of type 1 diabetes among parents of schoolchildren. Representative Donovan backs many measures to help seniors, including a law she sponsored that prohibits private insurance companies from discriminating against seniors with pre-existing conditions shopping for Medicare Advantage…