Anne Donahue

Anne Donahue is an American politician serving as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives since 2003. Representing the Washington-1 district, she has established herself as a prominent advocate for mental health policy and reform. Before her legislative career, she worked as an executive director for Covenant House in New York and Los Angeles and served as the editor of the mental health publication Counterpoint. Donahue, who previously served as a Republican, won re-election in 2024 as an Independent and is noted for her bipartisan approach to social issues, including her support for same-sex marriage legislation in 2009.