Chellie Pingree

Democrat Representative of Maine's 1st district

Representative
Maine, district 1
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Maine, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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April 2, 1955 (69 years old)

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Has been serving as the U.S. representative for Maine’s 1st congressional district since 2009, which includes most of the southern part of the state.
Served in the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, including as majority leader for the last four years.
Ran for the United States Senate in 2002 but lost to the incumbent Republican.
Was president and CEO of Common Cause from 2003 until 2006.
First Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and moved to Maine as a teenager.
Graduated from College of the Atlantic with a degree in human ecology.
Founded North Island Yarn, a cottage industry of hand knitters, which expanded into North Island Designs.
Authored and produced five knitting books between 1986 and 1992.
As a leader of Common Cause, supported net neutrality, mandatory voter-verified paper ballots, public financing of congressional elections, and other reforms.
Authored the nation’s first bill regulating prescription drug prices, Maine Rx, and shepherded Maine’s largest land-bill initiative, Land for Maine’s Future, during her tenure in the Maine Senate.
Joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus soon after her election to the U.S. House and is now vice chair.
Sponsored the York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013.
Committee assignments include the Committee on Appropriations, with past assignments on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Armed Services.
Opposes granting the president fast track authority in negotiating trade agreements and has consistently voted against aggressive foreign policy.
Did not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump, instead visiting a Planned Parenthood center and a business owned by immigrants.
Voted to impeach Trump in December 2019.
Urged President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency and supports the Green New Deal resolution.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.
Voted in favor of directing President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days in 2023.
Has three children, including Hannah Pingree, the former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.
Was married to S. Donald Sussman, a hedge fund manager, from 2011 to 2016.
Co-owns the Nebo Lodge Inn & Restaurant on Maine’s North Haven Island with her daughter Hannah.