| John Andrews | |
| Office: | Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 79th district |
| Term Start: | December 8, 2022 |
| Term End: | June 12, 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Timothy Theriault |
| Successor: | Vacant |
| State House1: | Maine |
| District1: | 73rd |
| Term Start1: | December 5, 2018 |
| Term End1: | December 8, 2022 |
| Predecessor1: | Lloyd Herrick |
| Successor1: | Mike Soboleski |
| Party: | Republican (before 2020; 2022–present) |
| Otherparty: | Libertarian (2020–2022) |
| Residence: | Paris, Maine |
| Education: | University of New Hampshire (BA) |
| Spouse: | Jeannette Andrews |
| Children: | 2 |
John Andrews is an American politician who served as a Representative in the Maine House of Representatives from 2018 to 2024. He was first elected as a Republican to the 73rd district, but became a Libertarian in 2020 due to his dissatisfaction with the house committee assignments given to him. Andrews rejoined the Republican Party in 2022. Due to redistricting, he ran as a Republican in 2022 for Maine House district 79 and was re-elected.[1]
Elected in 2018 as a Republican, he switched to the Libertarian Party shortly after being re-elected in 2020—becoming the first Libertarian to serve in either chamber of the Maine Legislature—due to dissatisfaction with the committee assignments given to him by his floor leader.[2] Andrews rejoined the Republicans in 2022, citing the removal of the Libertarian Party of Maine as an officially recognized party in the state.[3]
Andrews resigned from the Maine House in June 2024, expressing frustration with the results of the June 11 primary election for Maine's 2nd congressional district.[4]
Andrews lives in Paris, Maine with his wife, Jeannette Andrews, and his two children. In 2001 he graduated with a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.[5]