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YEO Bios
Daniel Donahue

State Representative
Worcester, Massachusetts
Daniel M. Donahue is a member of the Massachusetts House of
Representatives, representing the 16th Worcester District. He was
first elected to the chamber in a special election on September 10,
2013. Donahue is a member of the joint committees on Labor and
Workforce Development, Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy,
and Transportation, as well as House committee on Bonding, Capital
Expenditures and State Assets. He is the former director of policy and assistant chief of staff to
Mayor Joseph M. Petty of Worcester and political director to Lt. Governor Tim Murray. Donahue
attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and St. John’s High School, and earned a bachelor’s of art
from the College of Holy Cross. @RepDanDonahue

Anthony Duarte

School Board Member
La Puente, California
Anthony Duarte sits on the Board of Education to the Hacienda-La Puente
Unified School District (HLPUSD). Duarte is a product of HLPUSD and went
on to earn a bachelor of arts degree in history from the Loyola Marymount
University. Upon graduation, he began working for Liberty Mutual Insurance
Group as a senior consultant in the field of workers’ compensation. In
2009, Anthony joined the district staff of Representative Judy Chu. He is
the former chair of the La Puente planning commission and previously served on the city’s education
commission. He is also a regional director for his state’s political party and serves on his county
party’s central committee. He sits on the board of directors for the East Valley Boys & Girls Club, as
well as on the executive board for HONOR PAC, a group that supports and advocates for the political
empowerment of Latina/o communities. @LP_Duarte

Dusty Farmer
Trustee

Kalamazoo, Michigan
YEO National Convening | 2015

Dusty Farmer is a trustee of Oshtemo Township in Kalamazoo County,
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