Myrth York (born June 7, 1946) is an American Democratic politician, former Rhode Island State Senator and candidate for Governor of Rhode Island. York was born in Maplewood, New Jersey. She is the daughter of chemical engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Otto H. York. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver in 1968 and a J.D. degree from Boston University in 1972. York earned an LL.M. from BU in taxation in 1979. York served as a fellow for the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School during spring of 1999.