Lynne Williams (politician)
Lynne Williams | |
|---|---|
Williams in 2020 | |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – April 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Copeland |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 135th district | |
| In office December 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Hubbell |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Sayre |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic (2011–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Maine Green Independent Party (before 2011) |
| Education | |
Lynne Williams is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A Democrat from Bar Harbor, Williams represented District 14 in the Maine House of Representatives.[1][2]
In 2010, Williams sought the Maine Green Independent Party nomination for Governor. However, she was unable to gather enough signatures to make the ballot nor to qualify for public financing.[3] Instead, Williams was the Green Independent nominee for State Senate District 28, which she lost to Brian Langley.[4]
Williams resigned from the Maine House in April 2024 in order to take a government job outside of the legislature.[5]
Education
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Merrimack College in 1972, an M.A. in experimental psychology from Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1975, a Doctor of Philosophy in social psychology from the University of Southern California in 1981, and a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 1998.[6]
Electoral history
In 2004, Williams sought election to the Maine House of Representatives as a Green, running in District 47, which contained Rockland and Owls Head. She received 12% of the vote, finishing in third behind Democrat Edward Mazurek and Republican Douglas Curtis.[7]
In 2010, Williams — at this point the chairperson of the Maine Green Independent Party — initially sought the Maine Green Independent Party's nomination for Governor of Maine in that year's gubernatorial election, but she ultimately dropped out of the race citing a lack of qualifying signatures.[8] She instead ran in the 2010 Maine Senate election as a Green but lost to Republican Brian Langley, receiving 12% of the vote.[9]
In 2020, Williams — now a Democrat — ran in that year's Maine House of Representatives election to the 135th district, and was elected, receiving 55% of the vote. In 2022, she was redistricted into the 14th district and was elected to it in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election, receiving nearly 67% of the vote.[10] She did not run for re-election in 2024.
References
- ^ Broom, Dick (September 29, 2021). "Two area towns change House districts". Mount Desert Islander. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ DeAmbrose, Faith (November 4, 2020). "Williams wins House 135 race". Mount Desert Islander.
- ^ Cover, Susan M. (March 21, 2010). "Greens' absence adds new wrinkle to governor's race". Press Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Paisley, Laura (December 12, 2016). "A Career Serving the Public". USC Dornsife. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Othot, Seamus (April 5, 2024). "Rep. Lynn Williams Quietly Retires from Office, Shrinking Maine Democrats' House Majority". Maine Wire. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Lynne Williams Campaign for State Representative 2020". lynnewilliams.us. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2004 for Representative to the Legislature" (PDF). MaineLegislature.org. November 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ Green candidate drops out of governor's race Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine March 15, 2010, Portland Press Herald
- ^ "State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2010 for State Senate" (PDF). MaineLegislature.org. November 2, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Lynne Williams". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2024.