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Mary Mushinsky (born October 7, 1951) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 85th district since 1981.[1][2]

In 1992, she was awarded the Sierra Club Distinguished Service Award, which honors persons in public service for strong and consistent commitment to conservation. Mushinsky was a member of the Environment Committee and in 1990, as chair of that committee, Mushinsky introduced a bill that is believed to be the first bill passed in the United States to use the term climate change.[3][4][5] During the 2021-2022 session, she is serving as a deputy speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (2010-02-05). "Mary Mushinsky: Citizen activist to Dean of the House". Ctmirror.org. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. ^ "National conference of state legislatures natural resources and infrastructure committee" (PDF). NCSL Natural Resources. August 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Mushinsky, Mary (2014). "The Quinnipiac River" (PDF). Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sierra Club Announces Annual Awards". Sierra Club National. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  6. ^ "2021-2022 House Democratic Leadership". Connecticut House Democrats. Retrieved 6 August 2022.


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