Drew Gattine
Drew Gattine | |
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Chair of the Maine Democratic Party | |
Assumed office March 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
In office December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2020 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Morgan Rielly |
Personal details | |
Born | November 30, 1962 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Colgate University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Andrew M. "Drew" Gattine (born November 30, 1962) is an American politician serving as chair of the Maine Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 34th district from 2012 to 2020.
Career[]
Gattine is from Westbrook, Maine. In the 128th Maine Legislature he served as the chair of the House Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee. He previously served as the chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee. In August 2016, Paul LePage, the governor of Maine, left an "obscene, threatening"[1] voicemail for Gattine in which he accused Gattine of calling him racist.[2] LePage later stated that he wished he could challenge Gattine to a duel.[3]
References[]
- ^ DOMONOSKE, CAMILA (August 26, 2016). "LISTEN: Maine's Governor Unleashes Obscenities On Lawmaker Who Criticized Him". NPR. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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- ^ "Maine Governor Paul LePage criticised for 'racist' remarks". BBC News. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- Living people
- Maine Democrats
- Members of the Maine House of Representatives
- Politicians from Westbrook, Maine
- Maine politician stubs