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Sheehan, Riki P. (Fredrica Poster), 1951-

 Person

Biography

Fredrica "Riki" Poster Sheehan was born in New York in 1951. She earned a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University in 1973. She then moved to Washington, D.C., in order to get a job in government. She began working on U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's staff as a caseworker in 1974. In 1977, she became one of Hatfield’s legislative assistants. In 1980, when Hatfield became chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, she was appointed to its staff.

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Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1343
Abstract

Oral history interview with Riki P. Sheehan conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2-11, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Sheehan was a caseworker and legislative assistant on Hatfield's staff.

Dates: 1988 June 2-11