Mary Daugherty Abrams (December 13, 1958 – January 2, 2025) was an American politician. She was a representative in the

Connecticut State Senate The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Sena ...

from the 13th district from 2020 to 2022. Abrams stated that she would not run for reelection in 2022. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life and death

Abrams was born in

Meriden, Connecticut Meriden ( ) is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. The city is part of the South Central Connecticut Planni ...

, on December 13, 1958. She was a special education teacher who resided in Meriden for more than 40 years. She had both a graduate and undergraduate degree from

Southern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University (Southern Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State, SCSU, or simply "Southern") is a public research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Part of the Connecticut State University System, it ...

. She was married to James W. Abrams, a judge and former member of the

Connecticut House of Representatives The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each ...

.Mary Daugherty Abrams, former state senator from Meriden, dies from brain cancer
/ref> Abrams died from

glioblastoma Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive and most common type of cancer that originates in the brain, and has a very poor prognosis for survival. Initial signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nons ...

on January 2, 2025, at age 66.

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