Lisa Marrache Explained

Lisa Tessier Marrache
State Senate:Maine
State:Maine
District:25th
Term Start:December 2006
Term End:December 2010
Preceded:Kenneth Gagnon
Succeeded:Thomas Martin
Profession:Physician
Party:Democratic

Lisa Tessier Marrache is an American physician and politician from Maine. Marrache served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 25th District, representing much of Kennebec County, including population centers of Waterville and Winslow as well as two communities in Somerset County, including Pittsfield. She was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2006 and withdrew from re-election in 2010 after winning the uncontested Democratic nomination. From 2008 to 2010, Marrache served as Assistant Senate Majority Leader.[1]

In 1999, Marrache was first elected to public office as a city councilor in Waterville. A year later, she was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. She was re-elected in 2002 and 2004 before replacing Kenneth Gagnon in the Maine Senate in 2006.[2]

Personal

Marrache earned a B.S. in chemistry from Columbus State University in Georgia and her M.D. from Medical College of Georgia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2 Maine Senate candidates quit race. June 23, 2010. Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. 1 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Lisa Tessier Marraché's Biography. Project Vote Smart. 1 September 2013.