Libby Mitchell
| Libby Mitchell | |
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| President of the Maine Senate | |
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In office 2008–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Beth Edmonds |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Raye |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 24th district |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Roger Katz |
| Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Gwadosky |
| Succeeded by | Steven Rowe |
| Personal details | |
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Elizabeth Anne Harrill June 22, 1940 Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Mitchell |
| Alma mater |
Furman University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Maine, Portland |
Elizabeth H. "Libby" Mitchell (born Elizabeth Anne Harrill on June 22, 1940) is an American politician from Maine. Mitchell, a Democrat, represented part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was also the Democrats' 2010 candidate for the office of Governor of Maine. She finished in third place behind Republican Paul LePage and unenrolled attorney Eliot Cutler. She is the only woman in United States history to have been elected as both speaker of her state house of representatives and president of her state senate.
Mitchell represented the 24th State Senate District from 2004 to 2010. She was also the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and as President of the Maine Senate (2008–2010), becoming the first woman in the United States to have held both positions, and the third person ever to do so. Mitchell was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1974 through 1984. She ran for the U.S. Senate in 1984, earning 24% of the vote against incumbent William Cohen. From 1986 to 1990, Mitchell served as director of the Maine State Housing Authority. She also ran for the U.S. Congress in the 1990 Democratic Primary, finishing third with 17% of the vote. She was again elected to the Maine State Legislature in 1990, and served through 1998. She was Speaker of the House from 1997 through 1998. In 2004, she was elected to serve Maine's 24th district in the senate, and on December 3, 2008 she was unanimously elected as Maine’s 113th Senate President.
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