Career
In 2007,O'Connor Ives became a member of the Newburyport City Council. [1]
In 2012,she was elected to Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District,which encompasses Amesbury,Haverhill,Merrimac,Newburyport,Methuen,Salisbury,and portions of North Andover. [2] She won a competitive election,defeating former Methuen mayor Bill Manzi and Haverhill resident Tim Coco in the Democratic primary,and two Haverhill school committeemen- Republican Shaun Toohey and independent Paul Magliocchetti- in the general election.
In 2014,Ives ran for a second term. She handily dispatched Jessica Finnochiaro of Methuen in the Democratic primary,and bested Toohey in a rematch in the general election. Ives won a third term in 2016,beating Adele Martino of Haverhill in the primary and facing no general election opposition. [3]
She chaired the Post Audit and Oversight Committee. In March 2018,she announced that she would not seek re-election. [4]
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