Martha Hennessey

American politician
Martha Hennessey
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 5th district
In office
December 7, 2016 – December 2, 2020
Preceded byDavid Pierce
Succeeded bySuzanne Prentiss
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Grafton 12th district
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2016
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born (1954-02-02) February 2, 1954 (age 70)
Seattle, Washington
Political partyDemocratic

Martha S. Hennessey (born February 2, 1954)[citation needed] is an American politician who served in the New Hampshire Senate for the 5th district from 2016 until 2020. She was the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and served on Transportation and Health and Human Services Committees. She previously served on the Children and Family Law Committee in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the Grafton 12 district from 2014 to 2016.[1][2]

Hennessey graduated from Dartmouth College (1976), with a degree in psychology and from the University of Pennsylvania, with an MBA (Wharton) and PhD in developmental psychology. She practiced as an educational psychologist in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, before joining the NH legislature. She is married to Stephen Severson, and they have three children (Kristina, Tucker, and Elizabeth) and 6 granddaughters.

References

  1. ^ "Senator Martha Hennessey (D-Hanover)". Gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ "Hennessey Faces Low-Profile Challenger for Upper Valley Senate Seat". Vnews.com. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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Members of the New Hampshire Senate
168th General Court (2022–2024)
President of the Senate
Jeb Bradley (R)
President pro tempore
James Gray (R)
Majority Leader
Sharon Carson (R)
Minority Leader
Donna Soucy (D)
  1. ▌Carrie Gendreau (R)
  2. ▌Timothy Lang Sr. (R)
  3. ▌Jeb Bradley (R)
  4. ▌David Watters (D)
  5. ▌Suzanne Prentiss (D)
  6. ▌James Gray (R)
  7. ▌Daniel Innis (R)
  8. ▌Ruth Ward (R)
  9. ▌Denise Ricciardi (R)
  10. ▌Donovan Fenton (D)
  11. ▌Shannon Chandley (D)
  12. ▌Kevin Avard (R)
  13. ▌Cindy Rosenwald (D)
  14. ▌Sharon Carson (R)
  15. ▌Becky Whitley (D)
  16. ▌Keith Murphy (R)
  17. ▌Howard Pearl (R)
  18. ▌Donna Soucy (D)
  19. ▌Regina Birdsell (R)
  20. ▌Lou D'Allesandro (D)
  21. ▌Rebecca Kwoka (D)
  22. ▌Daryl Abbas (R)
  23. ▌Bill Gannon (R)
  24. ▌Debra Altschiller (D)


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