Pawtucket state senator city ‘person of the year’

PROVIDENCE – State Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush’s work on the same-sex marriage law earned her the Pawtucket Person of the Year award from the Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee.
This is the first time the Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee has honored someone as “Pawtucket Person of the Year.” Ken McGill, committee chairman, said the committee created the new category after the city’s Rotary Club ceased the tradition. Each individual earning this title is nominated by a committee member and must receive 75 percent of the vote from the full 15-member committee, similar to the process for Hall of Fame inductees.
In the induction ceremony pamphlet distributed to honorees and guests last month, the committee noted, “Donna is getting this award tonight because she saw an injustice … and she acted to change it.”
Nesselbush, D-Pawtucket, said, “Passage of the marriage-equality bill was historic for Rhode Island and such an important moment in my life; I’m thrilled to be able to celebrate this milestone with the people of Pawtucket.” •