Anne Haskell Explained

Anne Haskell
State House2:Maine
District2:Gorham
Term Start2:1988
Term End2:1994
State House3:Maine
District3:117th
Term Start3:2006
Term End3:2012
Preceded3:Joseph Brannigan
Succeeded3:Richard Farnsworth
State Senate4:Maine
District4:9th
Term Start4:2012
Term End4:2014
Preceded4:Joseph Brannigan
Succeeded4:redistricted
State Senate5:Maine
District5:28th
Term Start5:2014
Term End5:2016
Predecessor5:redistricted
Successor5:Mark Dion
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:12 August 1943
Birth Place:Portland, Maine
Alma Mater:University of Southern Maine
Spouse:Lou Haskell
Residence:Portland, Maine

Anne M. Haskell (born August 12, 1943) is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Haskell represented part of Portland and Westbrook in the Maine Senate.[1]

Haskell was first elected to the Gorham Town Council in 1986. She served on both the Gorham Town Council until 1989. In 1988, Haskell was elected to the Maine House of Representatives to represent a portion of Gorham. She served in the House from Gorham until 1994. In 2006, she was re-elected as a representative, this time from Portland's 117th district.[2] Haskell was re-elected in 2008 and 2010. During the 2010–2012 term in the legislature, Haskell served as the ranking House Democrat on the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.[3]

During the 2012 United States Senate election, Haskell served as unenrolled Angus King's Cumberland County campaign chair.[4]

She was elected to replace fellow Democrat Joseph Brannigan on November 6, 2012, defeating her Republican challenger with 72% of the vote.[5] In July of the following year, following the resignation of Majority Leader Seth Goodall, Haskell was appointed Assistant Majority Leader of the Maine Senate.[6]

Haskell retired from politics in 2016, and did not stand for re-election to the Maine Senate.[7]

Personal

Haskell was born and raised in Portland, Maine. She attended the University of Southern Maine.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maine House of Representatives: Anne M. Haskell . 10 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620085327/http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/hsebios/larram.htm . 20 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Representative Anne Haskell. Project Vote Smart. 10 June 2012.
  3. News: Haskell to run for state Senate . Murphy . Sean . January 25, 2012 . KeepMeCurrent . 10 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408072333/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/american_journal/news/haskell-to-run-for-state-senate/article_a11b1c32-476b-11e1-ad4a-001871e3ce6c.html . 8 April 2016 .
  4. News: Maine Senate Democrat to head King's Bangor office . Stone . Matthew . September 5, 2012 . Capitol Incite . . 10 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009010101/http://capitolincite.bangordailynews.com/2012/09/05/senate-democrat-to-head-kings-bangor-office/ . 9 October 2012 .
  5. Web site: Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division. 10 July 2013.
  6. News: Senate Democrats pick Jackson, Haskell as leaders after Goodall's resignation. Cousins. Christopher. July 10, 2013. Bangor Daily News. 10 July 2013.
  7. News: Billings . Randy . Portland's departing state senators set off a chain reaction . 30 December 2019 . . 6 January 2016.