Hannah Pingree Explained

Hannah Pingree
Office:99th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start:December 3, 2008
Term End:December 6, 2010
Predecessor:Glenn Cummings
Successor:Robert Nutting
Office1:Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start1:2006
Term End1:2008
Predecessor1:Glenn Cummings
Successor1:John Piotti
State House2:Maine
District2:36th
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2011
Predecessor2:Paul Volenik
Successor2:Walter Kumiega
Birth Date:18 October 1976
Birth Place:Belfast, Maine, U.S.
Party:Democrat
Spouse:Jason Mann
Education:Brown University (BA)

Hannah M. Pingree (born October 18, 1976) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Maine and daughter of Maine politician Chellie Pingree. She served four terms in the State Legislature, including one as Speaker of the House, before being forced to leave office by state term limits.[1] In the Legislature she represented 10 islands and coastal towns. She was the second woman to serve as Speaker of the House in Maine.

Early life and education

Pingree grew up on the island of North Haven, where her father Charlie Pingree is a boat-builder. She graduated from North Haven Community School and Brown University. She was a 1998-1999 Fellow for Leadership in Public Affairs for the Coro Foundation in New York City.

Political career

Prior to serving in the Legislature, she was a fundraiser for the unsuccessful United States Senate campaign of her mother Chellie Pingree, who now represents Maine's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She also worked for two years in New York City as the political director and "Election 2000" producer for iVillage.com, the largest political internet site for women.

In her third term, Pingree became the third woman in Maine history to serve as House Majority Leader and the youngest woman ever to hold the position. She is the second youngest person to hold the position in state history. After leaving the legislature, Pingree now manages the family inn and restaurant, Nebo Lodge, and serves on the North Haven Community School Board.[2]

In 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills chose Pingree to lead the newly created Office of Policy, Innovation, and the Future. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pingree, Tardy, now out of House, already positioning for future elections. Bangor Daily News. January 21, 2011. 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20130118032639/http://new.bangordailynews.com/2010/12/27/politics/pingree-tardy-already-positioning-for-future-elections/. January 18, 2013.
  2. Web site: Time magazine honors Hannah Pingree. The Bangor Daily News. May 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: Mills names former House Speaker Hannah Pingree to head new office of innovation. The Portland Press Herald.