Kristen Cloutier Explained

Kristen Cloutier
State House:Maine
District:60th
Term Start:December 5, 2018
Term End:December 7, 2022
Predecessor:Jared Golden
Successor:William Bridgeo
Office1:Mayor of Lewiston
Termstart1:March 8, 2019
Term End1:January 6, 2020
Predecessor1:Shane Bouchard
Successor1:Mark Cayer
Office2:President of the Lewiston City Council
Termstart2:January 2016
Term End2:March 8, 2019
Predecessor2:Mark Cayer
Successor2:Mike Lajoie
Office3:Member of the Lewiston City Council
Termstart3:January 2014
Term End3:March 8, 2019
Predecessor3:Craig Saddlemire
Successor3:Luke Jensen
Birth Place:Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Denny Bourgoin
Children:1
Residence:Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Education:Northeastern University (BJ)
University of Southern Maine (MSL)

Kristen Cloutier is an American politician from Lewiston, Maine. She served as a state representative from the 60th district from 2018 to 2022.

Career

Cloutier was elected to the Lewiston City Council from Ward 5 in 2013. She became City Council President following the 2015 elections, making her first in line to succeed the incumbent mayor. After incumbent mayor Shane Bouchard resigned on March 8, 2019, following allegations of an extramarital affair, illegal conduct and racism, Cloutier became mayor of Lewiston, serving until January 6, 2020, when Mark Cayer, the winner of the 2019 mayoral election, was sworn in.[1]

On November 6, 2018, Cloutier was elected to the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Lewiston. She succeeded Jared Golden, who was elected to Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lewiston mayor resigns amid allegations of affair, leaked texts . Nee . Liam . March 8, 2019 . . March 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Lewiston matches statewide election results - Lewiston Sun Journal. sunjournal.com. 2018-11-15.