RIP: Eileen Daily

Popular former state Senator Eileen Daily died early Thursday morning after a long illness. The 72 year old jolly, wry Boston native Democrat represented the 33rd District for 20 years. She won her first term in 1992 and was re-elected to nine more. Daily declined to seek re-election in 2012. She ended her long tenure as co-chair of the legislature’s finance committee.

Daily lived in Westbrook and had been active in local government before winning an open Senate seat in 1992.

She was a happy warrior.