Susan F. Rourke

Susan F. Rourke
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Middlesex district
In office 1983–1993
Preceded by	Timothy Rourke
Personal details
Born	Susan Frances Fergola (1954-03-07) March 7, 1954 (age 70)

Susan Frances Rourke (née Fergola; March 7, 1954) is an American Democratic politician from Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] She represented the 19th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.[1] She succeeded her late husband, Timothy Rourke, who was killed in April 1982 in an automobile accident.[2]

She was educated at Lowell High School and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She married Rourke in October 1973.[3]

See also

• 1983–1984 Massachusetts legislature
• 1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature
• 1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature
• 1989–1990 Massachusetts legislature
• 1991–1992 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
2. "Legislature primary: Most of the incumbents won". The Boston Globe. September 16, 1982. p. 32. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. "Engagement announced". The Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts. August 19, 1973. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2024.