Eileen C. Dugan

Background

She was born on April 15, 1945, in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City. The daughter of Brian James Dugan and Anne Dugan.

Education

She attended the public schools and Grace Institute.

Career

Then she worked for the book publishing firm of James H. Oliphant & Company In 1974, she began to work in the office of the New York City Comptroller, and entered politics as a Democrat. She was Chairwoman of the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Industry.

On November 5, 1996, she was re-elected to the Assembly, but died three days later, in Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, of breast cancer.

The Dugan Boulevard, in Brooklyn, was named in 1999 in her honor. Annually, in April, the Dugan Memerial 5K street run is held in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Achievements

• Eileen C. Dugan has been listed as a noteworthy State legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

She was a member of the New York State Assembly (52nd Doctorate) from 1981 until her death in 1996, sitting in the 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures.