Maxine Hough (born January 7, 1942) is an American educator and politician.
Born in East Troy, Wisconsin, Hough received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison and her bachelor's degree in education from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Hough was an elementary school teacher and administrator. She was also a Wisconsin Senate legislative assistant. She served on the Walworth County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1991. Hough then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1991 as a Democrat.[1] She served on the state governing board of Common Cause in Wisconsin, the state's largest non-partisan political reform advocacy organization from 1996 to 2013, including as Co-Chair from 2005 to 2013.