REP. MARGARET T. DONNELLY

93^rd General Assembly

Rep. Margaret Donnelly, a Democrat, represents part of St. Louis County (District 73) in the Missouri House of Representatives.  She was elected to the House in November 2002.

In addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Donnelly is an attorney concentrating in family and juvenile law. Previously she worked as a school social worker.

Rep. Donnelly is a member of the Missouri Bar Family Law Section; the Family Support Network; FOCUS - St. Louis; Richmond Heights Historical Society; the Women Lawyer’s Association; the St. Louis Women’s Political Caucus; the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the St. Louis University School of Social Service Advisory Committee.

She was elected to the Ferguson-Florissant School Board in 1986, where she served two terms with one year as president. She also served on the Board of Commissioners of METRO (Bi-State Development Agency); Regional Airport Governance Task Force and Beyond Housing (Ecumenical Housing Production Corporation). Rep. Donnelly chaired the Commission for Abused Women and Children Shelter, which established the first domestic violence shelter in St. Louis County. She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1996.

Rep. Donnelly received the MO Alliance for Children,Youth & Families 2006 Child Advocate of the Year Award; the St. Louis Children’s Champions Outstanding Leader Award for Governmental Service, 2005; Life Skills Legislator of the Year, 2005 Award; MO Association for Social Welfare Legislator of the Year Award, 2005; Paraquad Disability Rights Legislative Leadership Award, 2005; the RCGA Lewis and Clark Statesman Award 2005; the National MS Society, Gateway Chapter, Committed Statesperson Award 2005; Missouri Bar Legislative award in 2004, the Child Advocate of the Year award from the St. Louis Council on Child Abuse and Neglect in 2004, Missouri Votes Conservation Award in 2003, the Guardian ad Litem of the Year Award from the St. Louis County Family Court in 2002 and the President’s Award of Honor from the Women Lawyer’s Association in 2001.

Rep. Donnelly received a master’s in social work in 1977, and a juris doctor in 1988, both from St. Louis University.

Born January 14, 1954, in Alton, Ill, Rep. Donnelly resides in Richmond Heights with her husband, David R. Riedel. They have two children: Julia Riedel and Adam Riedel.