Kate Donaghue

Kate Donaghue
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 19th Worcester district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Spouse(s)Kimball Simpson
(died 2021)
Children2[a]
Alma materNortheastern University (MS)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MS)

Kate Donaghue is an American politician who has served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Worcester district since 2023.[2]

Committee Assignments

For the 2025-26 Session, Donaghue sits on the following committees in the House:[3]

  • Vice Chair, House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability
  • Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
  • Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

For the 2023-24 Session, Donaghue sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • Joint Committee on Education
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Public Service

Personal life

In her marriage with Kimball Simpson, Donaghue was the mother of Brian and stepmother of Josselyn.[4]

Brian died due to a drug overdose in 2018.[5] Kimball died from cancer in 2021.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ One stepchild.

References

  1. ^ "Kate Donaghue". MAlegislature.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kate Donaghue". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Representative Kate Donaghue". malegislature.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "About Kate". Kate Donaghue for State Representative. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Obituary for Brian Donaghue Simpson". Westboroughfuneralhome.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.


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