Chellie Pingree
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Allen |
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April 2, 1955 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Charlie Pingree (divorced) Donald Sussman (divorced) |
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Hannah Cecily Asa |
| Alma mater |
University of Southern Maine College of the Atlantic |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame, 2001 |
| Website | Official website |
Chellie Pingree /ˈʃɛli ˈpɪŋɡriː/ (born April 2, 1955) is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. The district includes most of the southern part of the state, including Portland and Augusta.
Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader from 1996 to 2000. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to Republican Susan Collins. From 2003-06, she was President and CEO of Common Cause. She is the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.
Pingree was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Maine as a teenager. 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 in North Haven, a small island community 12 miles off the coast of Rockland.
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