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 Family and Domestic Violence Council, St. Louis County; the
Missouri Bar Family Law Section; the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis;
the Women Lawyer’s Association; Richmond Heights Historical Society; FOCUS –
St. Louis; and the St. Louis Women’s Political Caucus.
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 Child Advocate 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.