Myrth York

Myrth York (born June 7, 1946) is a Democratic politician, former Rhode Island State Senator and three-time unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Rhode Island.

York was born in Maplewood, New Jersey. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver in 1968 and a law degree from Boston University in 1972. York earned an LL.M. from BU in taxation in 1979.^[1]

York served in the Rhode Island State Senate from 1991 to 1994, and on the Senate Corporations Committee and the Senate Health, Education and Welfare Committee. During her second term she was chairman of the HEW Committee.^[1]

York ran unsuccessfully for governor three times. She "ran a competitive bid in 1994 — a tough year for Democrats nationally — losing to Republican Lincoln C. Almond by 3 percentage points. But she slipped further behind in the two subsequent elections, losing to Almond by 9 points in 1998 and to Carcieri by 10 points in 2002." ^[2] In 2006 she endorsed Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee in his unsuccessful bid for reelection (his Democratic opponent, Sheldon Whitehouse, had run against York in the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary).

York served as a fellow for the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government during the spring of 1999.

York received many awards, including the United Way's Legislator of the Year Award and the Claiborne Pell Award for outstanding service to the arts and people with disabilities.^[1]

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c} Myrth for Governor, "About Myrth York" [cached 11/1/2002].
2. ^ Lauren Phillips (July 5, 2005). "RI Gov.: Out of the Spotlight, Fogarty Threatening Carcieri". CQPolitics. http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/07/ri_gov_out_of_the_spotlight_fo.html. 

Persondata
Name	York, Myrth
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 7, 1946
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death