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Chellie Pingree ME-01

Chellie Pingree

Summary

Current Position: US Representative since 2008
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2023 US Representative
Former Position: State Senator from 1992 – 2000
District:   southern coastal area of the state. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Brunswick, and Saco. 
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From 2003 until 2006, Chellie Pingree was president and CEO of Common Cause. She started North Island Yarn, a cottage industry of hand knitters with a retail store on North Haven. Pingree authored and produced five knitting books between 1986 and 1992.

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Chair, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies – Appropriations

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In Maine, VT, and DC, incarcerated people are allowed to vote and our democracy is stronger for it!   Today @EleanorNorton & I intro’d a bill to provide people in prison w/ info on how they can register & vote absentee. We must break down all barriers to the ballot box!

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Chellie Pingree 1Chellie Pingree never anticipated a life in politics. Living on the offshore island of North Haven, Maine, she raised her kids and ran a small business. She served on the school board and as the local tax assessor, a job no one else in town wanted. But in 1991, when she was approached about running for State Senate, she jumped at the chance.

She scored a remarkable upset, defeating a popular Republican, and went on to serve four terms in the Maine Senate. But throughout her political career, from Augusta to Washington and beyond, the lessons she learned on North Haven have always been her guide: Be accountable to your neighbors, and always use your common sense.

Chellie Johnson (she has legally changed her name from “Rochelle”) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1955, the youngest of four children. Her father, Harry, worked in advertising and her mother, Dorothy, was a nurse. Chellie moved to Maine as a teenager, attended the University of Southern Maine, and graduated from the College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor. After college, she moved to North Haven, an island town of 350 people twelve miles off the coast of Rockland, to raise her family and make a living.

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Office Locations Portland Office
2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 304
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 774-5019

Waterville Office
1 Silver Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Phone: (207) 873-5713

Washington, DC Office
2162 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6116

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Email: https://pingree.house.gov/contact/

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Chellie Pingree ME-01Maine’s 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. The geographically smaller of the state’s two congressional districts, the district covers the southern coastal area of the state. The district consists of all of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and York counties and most of Kennebec County. Located within the district are the cities of Portland, Brunswick, and Saco. The district is currently represented by Democrat Chellie Pingree.

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/ˈʃɛli ˈpɪŋɡriː/ SHELL-ee PING-gree; born Rochelle Marie Johnson; April 2, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine’s 1st congressional district since 2009.[1] Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered around the Portland area.

A member of the Democratic Party, Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader for her last four years. She ran for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to incumbent Republican Susan Collins. From 2003 until 2006, she was president and CEO of Common Cause. She is the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine. She is the Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Early life, education, and early career

Pingree was born Rochelle Marie Johnson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Harry, who worked in advertising, and Dorothy Johnson, a nurse.[2] She moved to Maine as a teenager and had her first name legally changed to Chellie. She attended the University of Southern Maine and graduated from College of the Atlantic with a degree in human ecology. Since graduating from College of the Atlantic, she has resided on North Haven, a small island community off the coast of Rockland.[citation needed]

Pingree held various farming and care-taking jobs until 1981, when she started North Island Yarn, a cottage industry of hand knitters with a retail store on North Haven. Her business expanded and became North Island Designs, employing as many as ten workers. They began marketing knitting kits and pattern books nationwide through 1,200 retail stores and 100,000 mail-order catalogues. Through North Island Designs, Pingree authored and produced five knitting books between 1986 and 1992. Eisenhower Fellowships selected her as a USA Eisenhower Fellow in 1997.[1]

Common Cause

As the leader of Common Cause, Pingree was active in the organization’s programs in media reform, elections, ethics, and money in politics. She supported net neutrality, mandatory voter-verified paper ballots, public financing of congressional elections, national popular vote (a workaround for the Electoral College), and an independent ethics commission for Congress. She stepped down from Common Cause in February 2007 to return to her home state and run for Congress in 2008.[3]

Maine Senate

Elections

Pingree was first elected to the Maine Senate in 1992, winning election in the 21st district, carrying every town in the district apart from Belmont.[4][5] She was outspoken against going to war against Iraq,[6] although counseled by party insiders to avoid that subject. She was redistricted to the 12th district, and reelected in 1994,[7] 1996,[8] and 1998.[9] In 2000, she was unable to seek reelection due to term limits.[10]

Tenure

Pingree represented Knox County in the Maine Senate. She was elected Maine’s second female majority leader in 1996.[citation needed]

During her tenure as a state legislator, Pingree made nationwide headlines when she authored the nation’s first bill regulating prescription drug prices, Maine Rx.[11] She also shepherded Maine’s largest land-bill initiative, Land for Maine’s Future.[12]

2002 U.S. Senate campaign

In 2002, Pingree ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Susan Collins. Collins, a popular moderate incumbent, won 58% to 42%.[13]

U.S. House of Representatives

Pingree during the 111th Congress

Elections

2008

In April 2007, Pingree filed papers for her bid to run for Maine’s 1st congressional district.[14]

On August 15, 2007, EMILY’s List endorsed Pingree for Congress.[15][16] In December 2007, she was endorsed by 21st Century Democrats.[17] She was endorsed by a number of labor organizations and many individuals and state officials, including Congressman Rush D. Holt Jr.; Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; Maine Senate majority leader Libby Mitchell; former Maine Senate assistant majority leader Anne Rand; state representative Paulette Beaudoin; progressive writer and activist Jim Hightower; the United Auto Workers; Planned Parenthood, and the League of Conservation Voters.[18] She defeated five other candidates in the Democratic primary (including future Portland mayors Ethan Strimling and Michael F. Brennan and 2000 United States Senate nominee Mark Lawrence), receiving 43% of the vote.

Pingree was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2008, defeating Republican Charlie Summers 54.9%–45.1%. She was sworn in on January 3, 2009.[19]

2010

Pingree was reelected in 2010, defeating Republican nominee Dean Scontras by a 57% to 43% margin. She overcame strong anti-Democrat and anti-incumbent political sentiment to become just one of eight House Democrats to receive a higher percentage of the vote than in 2008.[20]

In July 2015, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) found that Pingree’s campaign violated federal election laws regarding two 2010 flights on a private jet owned by her then-fiance; the investigation resulted in a conciliation agreement requiring the campaign to pay a $9,750 civil penalty and reimburse over $13,000 for the flights.[21]

2012

On February 29, 2012, an Associated Press story mentioned that Pingree was starting to circulate petitions to run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Olympia Snowe, which she confirmed on The Rachel Maddow Show later that night.[22] She withdrew her name from the race on March 7, following the entry of former governor Angus King,[23] and was reelected to the House. She defeated Republican State Senate majority leader Jonathan Courtney by a 64.8%–35.2% margin.

2014

In 2014, Pingree won with 60% of the vote against a Republican who had not previously run for elective office in Isaac Misiuk, and an independent candidate in Richard P. Murphy. Pingree outpaced Misiuk by nearly 30 points.

2016

In 2016, Pingree defeated Republican nominee Mark Holbrook by around 16 points, with Libertarian Party of Maine nominee James Bouchard taking 3.6% of the vote.[24]

2018

In late 2017, Pingree’s name was mentioned as a potential Democratic candidate for governor of Maine, to succeed term-limited incumbent Paul LePage. In mid-December, she announced plans to run for reelection to the House.[25] Pingree defeated Holbrook again by around 26 points, with Independent Martin Grohman taking 8.7%.[26]

2020

Pingree was reelected, defeating Republican nominee Jay Allen by a 62.2%–37.8% margin.[27][28]

2022

Pingree was reelected in 2022, defeating Republican nominee Edwin Thelander by 24 percentage points.

2024

Pingree was reelected in 2024 with 58% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Ronald Russell by 22 percentage points, with Independent Ethan Alcorn taking 4.9% of the vote.

Tenure

Soon after her election, Pingree joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus, of which she is now vice chair. She continues to serve actively within the caucus as a Deputy Whip.[29]

In September 2010, a video surfaced on the internet showing Pingree at Portland International Jetport disembarking from a private jet owned by her then-fiancé, hedge fund manager S. Donald Sussman. This drew criticism due to past statements Pingree had made, in which she criticized legislators who used private aircraft. Pingree declined to respond.[30][31] The House Ethics Committee, in a bipartisan letter, initially stated the travel was permissible under House ethics rules.[32] However, the Federal Election Commission later fined her $9,750 in July 2015 for accepting these campaign-related jet rides, and mandated that she reimburse $13,500 to the company for using the jet to travel to campaign fundraisers.[33]

Legislation sponsored

On May 23, 2013, Pingree introduced the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013 (H.R. 2197; 113th Congress). If passed, the bill would require the National Park Service (NPS) to study a segment of the York River in Maine for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[34] The study would determine how the proposed designation would affect recreational and commercial activities.[35] The study would cost approximately $500,000.[36]

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Past

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Pingree during the 114th Congress.

Trade agreements

Pingree opposes granting the president fast track authority in negotiating trade agreements, having voted against doing so on June 12, 2015. She said that such agreements need more transparency and debate, not less.[47]

U.S. defense spending

Pingree has opposed increases to the U.S. federal defense budget.[48] She has voted against several annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) measures.[49]

Campaign finance

Pingree helped draft the Fair Elections Now Act, a proposal to provide public Fair Elections funding for popular candidates who raised a sufficient number of small local contributions.[50] She has spoken out against the 2011 Supreme Court ruling McComish v. Bennett, which limits public financing systems for congressional campaigns.[50]

Financial Disclosure and the STOCK Act

In June 2025, it was reported that Pingree had violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act by failing to disclose six separate purchases that she had made of United States Treasury securities within the legally mandated 45-day window. The transactions were valued between $90,000 and $300,000. Pingree said it was due to a “paperwork error” and immediately refilled the correct paperwork and paid the $200 penalty.[51][52]

Gun control

Pingree supports stricter federal gun control. She supports expanding universal background checks for all gun purchases, and reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.[53][54] She also supports stricter regulations on high-capacity magazines and military-style semi-automatic weapons.[55]

Agriculture

Pingree has advocated for stricter federal oversight and tighter environmental regulations regarding agricultural pesticides.[56] She co-introduced a law to ban the herbicide paraquat.[57]

Voting

In April 2025, Pingree voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), a bill requiring individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote in federal elections.[58]

Border control

Pingree has supported legislative measures aimed at reducing the Department of Homeland Security‘s authority to conduct warrantless stops from 100 miles to 25 miles of the U.S. border.[59]

Donald Trump

In 2017, Pingree did not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump, instead visiting a Planned Parenthood center and a business owned by immigrants. She attended the 2017 Women’s March the next day and stood on stage with other politicians who had refused to attend the inauguration.[60] In July 2019, Pingree joined 95 Democrats voting for an impeachment resolution against Trump. Maine representative Jared Golden and 136 other Democrats joined all Republicans to kill the resolution.[61]

On December 18, 2019, Pingree voted to impeach Trump.[62]

Antisemitism

Pingfree broke with the majority of the House by voting against the Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023, which sought to establish an official federal definition of antisemitism to assist the Department of Education in monitoring discrimination on college campuses, and which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 320–91 vote.[63] In 2024, she was also one of only 43 lawmakers who voted against a bi-partisan House resolution condemning the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic.[64]

Foreign policy

Pingree has voted against interventionist foreign policy.[65] In March 2011, she voted for a resolution to remove forces from Afghanistan. In June 2011, she voted for House Resolution 292, preventing President Barack Obama from deploying ground forces in Libya.[65] In 2023, Pingree was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[66][67]

Ukraine-Russia

At the same time, Pingree has supported comprehensive military aid to Ukraine.[68] She voted in favor of a $60.8 billion defense package for Ukraine passed in April 2024, as Ukraine fought in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[69]

Israel-Palestine

In July 2019, Pingree voted against H. Res. 246 – 116th Congress, a House Resolution introduced by fellow Democrat Brad Schneider opposing efforts to boycott the State of Israel and the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel.[70] The resolution passed 398–17.[71] She has also pushed for the United States to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.[72]

Pingree has voted against providing military support to Israel.[73] She also co-sponsored a resolution by representative Rashida Tlaib seeking to condemning Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Gaza and label it as a genocide; it was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, with no further action being taken as of July 2026.[74]

Climate change

Alongside her House colleagues, Pingree urged President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency.[75] She supports Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s Green New Deal resolution.[76]

Electoral history

YearOfficeCandidatePartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%
2008[77]Maine’s
1st
congressional
district		style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt272\”></span><span about=\”#mwt272\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Democraticstyle=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt276\”></span><span about=\”#mwt276\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>54.90%style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt280\”></span><span about=\”#mwt280\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Republicanstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt284\”></span><span about=\”#mwt284\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>45.10%
2010[78]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt291\”></span><span about=\”#mwt291\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>169,114style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt297\”></span><span about=\”#mwt297\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Dean Scontrasstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt304\”></span><span about=\”#mwt304\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>128,501style=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt309\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt309\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Otherstyle=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt313\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt313\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>42[79]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt324\”></span><span about=\”#mwt324\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>236,363style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt330\”></span><span about=\”#mwt330\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Jonathan Courtneystyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt336\”></span><span about=\”#mwt336\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>128,440[80]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt348\”></span><span about=\”#mwt348\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>186,309style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt354\”></span><span about=\”#mwt354\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Isaac Misiukstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt360\”></span><span about=\”#mwt360\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>94,847style=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt365\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt365\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Richard Murphystyle=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt372\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt372\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>27,669[81]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt384\”></span><span about=\”#mwt384\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>227,546style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt390\”></span><span about=\”#mwt390\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Mark Holbrookstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt396\”></span><span about=\”#mwt396\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>164,569style=\”background:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt401\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt401\”>fed000\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>James Bouchardstyle=\”background:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt405\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt405\”>fed000\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>14,551[82]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt416\”></span><span about=\”#mwt416\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>198,853style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt422\”></span><span about=\”#mwt422\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Mark Holbrookstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt428\”></span><span about=\”#mwt428\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>109,714style=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt433\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt433\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Martin Grohmanstyle=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt437\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt437\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>29,569[83]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt448\”></span><span about=\”#mwt448\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>271,004style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt454\”></span><span about=\”#mwt454\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Jay Allenstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt460\”></span><span about=\”#mwt460\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>165,008style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt466\”></span><span about=\”#mwt466\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Democraticstyle=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt472\”></span><span about=\”#mwt472\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>62.8%style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt478\”></span><span about=\”#mwt478\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Republicanstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt484\”></span><span about=\”#mwt484\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>37.1%
2024[84]style=\”color:black;background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt493\”></span><span about=\”#mwt493\”>#B0CEFF\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>249,798style=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt499\”></span><span about=\”#mwt499\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Ronald Russellstyle=\”color:black; background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Nowiki\” about=\”#mwt505\”></span><span about=\”#mwt505\”>#FFB6B6\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>154,849style=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt510\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt510\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>Ethan Alcornstyle=\”background-color:</span><span typeof=\”mw:Entity\” about=\”#mwt517\”>#</span><span about=\”#mwt517\”>DCDCDC\”</span>”},{“html”:””}]]}’>20,883
2008 U.S. House Democratic primary, 1st district of Maine
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticChellie Pingree 24,324 43.9
DemocraticAdam Cote15,70628.3
DemocraticMichael Brennan6,04010.9
DemocraticEthan Strimling5,83310.5
DemocraticMark Lawrence2,7264.9
DemocraticSteve Meister7531.3
Total votes55,382 100
Maine U.S. Senate Election 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%[85] in a private ceremony at the couple’s home in North Haven, Maine.[86] Until June 1, 2015, Sussman owned a 75%[87] stake in MaineToday Media, the owners of the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, and Morning Sentinel, in addition to sitting on the board of directors.[88] Articles in those papers that discussed Pingree carried a disclaimer noting her marriage to Sussman.[85][89]

Sussman completed the sale of his stake in MaineToday Media on June 1, 2015.[90]

Pingree released a statement on September 8, 2015, announcing her separation and beginning of divorce proceedings from Sussman. She called it an “amicable and truly mutual decision”. They divorced in the summer of 2016.

Pingree and her daughter Hannah co-own the Nebo Lodge Inn & Restaurant on Maine’s North Haven Island.[91]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ “About Chellie”. pingree.house.gov. U.S. House of Representatives.
  3. ↑ Griffin, Walter (October 3, 2008). “Chellie Pingree: Maine island living shapes longtime politician’s views”. Bangor Daily News.
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Maine’s 1st congressional district
2009–present


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