Stacey Guerin Explained

Stacey K. Guerin
Office:Member of the Maine Senate
Term Start:December 7, 2022
Predecessor:Paul T. Davis
Constituency:4th district
Term Start1:December 5, 2018
Term End1:December 7, 2022
Successor1:Peter Lyford
Constituency1:10th district
Order2:Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 102nd District
Term Start2:December 2010
Term End2:December 5, 2018
Predecessor2:Christian D. Greeley
Successor2:Abigail Griffin
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:University of Maine
Profession:Teacher
Residence:Glenburn, Maine

Stacey K. Guerin is an American politician from Maine. Guerin, a Republican, represents a portion of Penobscot County, Maine, including her residence in Glenburn, Maine, in the Maine Senate. She previously was elected to four terms to Maine House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2010. Guerin is a former schoolteacher and holds a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Maine.[1]

House

Guerin ran unopposed for her first term in office in 2010. Facing re-election in 2012, only unenrolled former tribal legislator David Slagger opposed Guerin. Guerin won with 78% of the vote.[2] In 2014, no other candidate again filed to run against Guerin, guaranteeing her re-election.[3] Guering has served a member of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee as well as on the Judiciary Committee during her time in the Legislature.[1] [4]

Senate

Guerin was first elected to the Maine Senate in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. District 10 includes the towns of Carmel, Corinna, Corinth, Dixmont, Etna, Exeter, Glenburn, Hampden, Hudson, Kenduskeag, Levant, Newburgh, Newport, Plymouth, and Stetson. During her first term, she served on the Labor and Housing Committee. In May 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she called for freezing the minimum wage.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stacey Guerin's Biography. Project Vote Smart. 30 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division. Maine. 30 July 2014.
  3. News: Crafts, Sanderson and other Republicans win reelection. Fossel. Jim. July 30, 2014. Bangor Daily News. Red207. 30 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Stacey Guerin. Ballotpedia. 30 July 2014.
  5. News: Republican state senator calls for minimum wage cut during pandemic . Maine Beacon . 7 May 2020.