CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Janet Mills - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"f15006c5-15a5-4a83-a490-2a45b9e74fa0","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Janet_Mills","wgTitle":"Janet Mills","wgCurRevisionId":1258612206,"wgRevisionId":1258612206,"wgArticleId":21343972,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown","Webarchive template wayback links","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use American English from November 2018","All Wikipedia articles written in American English","Use mdy dates from October 2011","Commons category link from Wikidata","People appearing on C-SPAN","1947 births","21st-century Maine politicians","21st-century American women politicians","Democratic Party governors of Maine", "Living people","Maine attorneys general","Maine lawyers","Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives","Politicians from Farmington, Maine","University of Maine School of Law alumni","University of Massachusetts Boston alumni","Women state legislators in Maine","Women state governors of the United States","Women state constitutional officers of Maine"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Janet_Mills","wgRelevantArticleId":21343972,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true, "watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":50000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q6153618","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready", "jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","ext.scribunto.logs","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1635"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg/800px-Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1090"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg/640px-Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="872"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Janet Mills - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Janet_Mills rootpage-Janet_Mills skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Janet+Mills" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Janet+Mills" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Janet+Mills" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Janet+Mills" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Early_life_and_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_life_and_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Early life and education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_life_and_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_political_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_political_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Early political career</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Early_political_career-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Early political career subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Early_political_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Attorney_general_of_Maine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attorney_general_of_Maine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Attorney general of Maine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attorney_general_of_Maine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Governor_of_Maine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governor_of_Maine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Governor of Maine</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Governor_of_Maine-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Governor of Maine subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Governor_of_Maine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Elections" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Elections"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Elections</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Elections-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2018" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>2018</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>2022</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tenure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tenure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Tenure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tenure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Political_positions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Political_positions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Political positions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Political_positions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Political positions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Political_positions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Abortion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Abortion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Abortion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Abortion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Drugs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Drugs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Drugs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Drugs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Environmental_issues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environmental_issues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Environmental issues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Environmental_issues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gun_control" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gun_control"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Gun control</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gun_control-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-LGBT_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#LGBT_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>LGBT rights</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-LGBT_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports_betting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports_betting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Sports betting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports_betting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tribal_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tribal_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Tribal relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tribal_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Electoral_history" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electoral_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Electoral history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electoral_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Janet Mills</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 22 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-22" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">22 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%AA%D9%8A._%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3" title="جانيت تي. ميلس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جانيت تي. ميلس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2" title="جنت میلز – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="جنت میلز" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8" title="জ্যানেট মিলস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জ্যানেট মিলস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Millsov%C3%A1" title="Janet Millsová – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Janet Millsová" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_T._Mills" title="Janet T. Mills – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Janet T. Mills" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%84_%CE%9C%CE%B9%CE%BB%CF%82" title="Τζάνετ Μιλς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζάνετ Μιλς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2" title="جنت میلز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جنت میلز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9E%AC%EB%8B%9B_%EB%B0%80%EC%8A%A4" title="재닛 밀스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="재닛 밀스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A1" title="ג'אנט מילס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'אנט מילס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%AA%D9%89._%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3" title="جانيت تى. ميلس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جانيت تى. ميلس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%81,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82" title="Миллс, Джанет – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Миллс, Джанет" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_T._Mills" title="Janet T. Mills – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Janet T. Mills" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%81" title="Джанет Міллс – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джанет Міллс" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="Janet Mills – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Janet Mills" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8F%8D%E5%A6%AE%C2%B7%E7%B1%B3%E5%B0%94%E6%96%AF" title="珍妮·米尔斯 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="珍妮·米尔斯" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6153618#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Mills" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Janet_Mills" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Mills"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Mills"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Janet_Mills" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Janet_Mills" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&oldid=1258612206" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Janet_Mills&id=1258612206&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJanet_Mills"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJanet_Mills"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Janet_Mills&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Janet_T._Mills" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q6153618" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Governor of Maine since 2019</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the incumbent governor of Maine. For the Connecticut state representative, see <a href="/wiki/Janet_M._Mills" title="Janet M. Mills">Janet M. Mills</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Janet Mills</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="842" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Mills in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">75th <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 2, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">55th and 57th <a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">Attorney General of Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Paul LePage</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Schneider_(politician)" title="William Schneider (politician)">William Schneider</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Frey" title="Aaron Frey">Aaron Frey</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 6, 2009 – January 6, 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Baldacci" title="John Baldacci">John Baldacci</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/G._Steven_Rowe" title="G. Steven Rowe">Steven Rowe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">William Schneider</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />December 4, 2002 – January 6, 2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Gooley" title="Walter Gooley">Walter Gooley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Harvell" title="Lance Harvell">Lance Harvell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">78th district (2002–2004)<br />89th district (2004–2009)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">District Attorney of <a href="/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine" title="Androscoggin County, Maine">Androscoggin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Maine" title="Franklin County, Maine">Franklin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oxford_County,_Maine" title="Oxford County, Maine">Oxford</a> Counties</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1980 – January 1995</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Joseph E. Brennan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_E._Delahanty_II" title="Thomas E. Delahanty II">Thomas E. Delahanty II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Norman Croteau</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Janet Trafton Mills</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1947-12-30</span>) </span>December 30, 1947<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 76)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Maine" title="Farmington, Maine">Farmington, Maine</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Democratic_Party" title="Maine Democratic Party">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Stanley Kuklinski</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="August 1985">1985</span>; died <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="September 24, 2014">2014</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Mills_(American_politician)" title="Peter Mills (American politician)">Peter Mills</a> (brother)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Blaine_House" title="Blaine House">Blaine House</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston" title="University of Massachusetts Boston">University of Massachusetts Boston</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine_School_of_Law" title="University of Maine School of Law">University of Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://maine.gov/governor/mills">Government website</a></span><br /><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://janetmills.com">Campaign website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Janet Trafton Mills</b> (born December 30, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maine" title="List of governors of Maine">75th governor of Maine</a> since January 2019. She previously served as the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">Maine Attorney General</a> on two occasions. </p><p>A member of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, Mills was first elected attorney general by the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine Legislature</a> on January 6, 2009, succeeding <a href="/wiki/G._Steven_Rowe" title="G. Steven Rowe">G. Steven Rowe</a>. Her second term began on January 3, 2013, after the term of <a href="/wiki/William_Schneider_(politician)" title="William Schneider (politician)">William Schneider</a>. She was the first woman to hold the position. Before her election, she served in the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a>, representing the towns of <a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Maine" title="Farmington, Maine">Farmington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Industry,_Maine" title="Industry, Maine">Industry</a>. Her party nominated her for governor in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Maine gubernatorial election">2018 election</a>, and she won, defeating <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Moody" class="mw-redirect" title="Shawn Moody">Shawn Moody</a> and independent <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hayes_(politician)" title="Terry Hayes (politician)">Terry Hayes</a>. On January 2, 2019, she became Maine's first female governor.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills was reelected in <a href="/wiki/2022_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maine gubernatorial election">2022</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills was born in <a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Maine" title="Farmington, Maine">Farmington, Maine</a>, the daughter of Katherine Louise (Coffin) and <a href="/wiki/S._Peter_Mills_Jr." title="S. Peter Mills Jr.">Sumner Peter Mills Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Glass_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glass-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her mother was a schoolteacher and <a href="/wiki/Congregationalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregationalist">Congregationalist</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Hanstein_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hanstein-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while her father was a lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for Maine in the 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills graduated from Farmington High School in 1965. As a teenager, she spent nearly a year bedridden in a full-body cast due to severe <a href="/wiki/Scoliosis" title="Scoliosis">scoliosis</a>, which was corrected surgically.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills briefly attended <a href="/wiki/Colby_College" title="Colby College">Colby College</a> before moving to <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where she worked as a nursing assistant in a psychiatric hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-Glass_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glass-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston" title="University of Massachusetts Boston">University of Massachusetts Boston</a>, from which she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During her time at UMass Boston, Mills traveled through Western Europe and became fluent in French.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, she began attending the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine_School_of_Law" title="University of Maine School of Law">University of Maine School of Law</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1974 was a summer intern in Washington, D.C. for civil rights attorney <a href="/wiki/Charles_Morgan_Jr." title="Charles Morgan Jr.">Charles Morgan Jr.</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" title="American Civil Liberties Union">American Civil Liberties Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills graduated with a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> in 1976 and was admitted to the bar.<sup id="cite_ref-Bates_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_political_career">Early political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills was appointed as Maine's first female criminal prosecutor by Governor <a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Joe Brennan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was an assistant attorney general from 1976 to 1980, prosecuting homicides and other major crimes. In 1980, she was elected district attorney for <a href="/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine" title="Androscoggin County, Maine">Androscoggin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Maine" title="Franklin County, Maine">Franklin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oxford_County,_Maine" title="Oxford County, Maine">Oxford</a> counties, a position to which she was reelected three times. She was the first woman district attorney in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1994, Mills was an unsuccessful candidate for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> in the Democratic primary to replace then-Representative <a href="/wiki/Olympia_Snowe" title="Olympia Snowe">Olympia Snowe</a>. She placed third, losing to <a href="/wiki/John_Baldacci" title="John Baldacci">John Baldacci</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Women%27s_Lobby" title="Maine Women's Lobby">Maine Women's Lobby</a> and was elected to its board of directors in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, Mills served as a field coordinator for <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bill Bradley</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley_2000_presidential_campaign" title="Bill Bradley 2000 presidential campaign">2000 presidential campaign</a> in Maine.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, she was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a>. There, she served on the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary">judiciary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Criminal_justice" title="Criminal justice">criminal justice</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Appropriation_(law)" title="Appropriation (law)">appropriations</a> committees. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attorney_general_of_Maine">Attorney general of Maine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Attorney general of Maine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills was elected to her fourth term when the Joint Convention convened in December 2008 to elect the new attorney general. She became Maine's 55th attorney general on January 6, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Republicans gained control of the Maine legislature in 2010, Mills was not reelected. In January 2011, she was elected vice chair of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Democratic_Party" title="Maine Democratic Party">Maine Democratic Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She joined the law firm Preti Flaherty in February 2011 as a lawyer with the firm's Litigation Group in its <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a> office.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Democrats regained control of the legislature in the 2012 elections, Mills was again chosen as attorney general, resigned as vice chair of the Maine Democratic Party,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and took the oath of office as attorney general on January 7, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was reelected on December 3, 2014, despite the Maine Senate coming under Republican control.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Maine_Republican_Party" title="Maine Republican Party">Republican</a> governor <a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a> opposed Mills being attorney general, due to many disputes between them over the legality of some of LePage's policies.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 28, 2015, he requested the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Maine Supreme Judicial Court">Maine Supreme Judicial Court</a>'s opinion as to whether the governor's office needed the attorney general's office's permission to retain outside counsel when the attorney general declines to represent the State in a legal matter. LePage did so after Mills twice declined to represent him in matters she determined had little legal merit, though she approved his requests for outside lawyers.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 1, 2017, LePage sued Mills, asserting that she had abused her authority by refusing to represent the state in legal matters, or taking a legal view contrary to the LePage administration's.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor_of_Maine">Governor of Maine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Governor of Maine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Maine gubernatorial election">2018 Maine gubernatorial election</a></div> <p>On July 10, 2017, Mills announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Maine in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of several candidates in the primary, she won the nomination in June, finishing first after four rounds of ranked-choice voting gave her 54% to her closest competitor's 46%.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the general election, Mills faced Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Moody" class="mw-redirect" title="Shawn Moody">Shawn Moody</a>, independent <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Treasurer" title="Maine State Treasurer">Maine State Treasurer</a> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hayes_(politician)" title="Terry Hayes (politician)">Terry Hayes</a>, and independent businessman Alan Caron. Endorsed by every major newspaper in Maine and the <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Globe" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Globe">Boston Globe</a></i>, buoyed by major ad buys from Democratic political action committees and receiving Caron's endorsement a week before the polls closed, Mills was elected with 50.9% of the vote to Moody's 43.2%. She became Maine's first female governor, the first Maine gubernatorial candidate to be elected with at least 50% of the vote since <a href="/wiki/Angus_King" title="Angus King">Angus King</a> in <a href="/wiki/1998_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Maine gubernatorial election">1998</a>, and the first to win at least 50% of the vote for a first term since <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Curtis" title="Kenneth M. Curtis">Kenneth M. Curtis</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Maine gubernatorial election">1966</a>. She received over 320,000 votes, more than any governor in the state's history.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills's campaign was aided in part by a Democratic super PAC that financed Maine-themed ads meant to attract young voters on social media.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Mills and outside groups outspent Moody by an average of $15 per vote cast, for a total of $10.7 million.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maine gubernatorial election">2022 Maine gubernatorial election</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Governor Janet Mills in a white pants suit and LL Bean boots with her left hand on a bible and her right hand raised. She is surrounded by other state government employees on a stage." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg/220px-Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg/330px-Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg/440px-Janet_Mills_Inauguration_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>Janet Mills being inaugurated for her second term as Governor of Maine.</figcaption></figure> <p>Mills ran for reelection in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She faced no opposition in the primaries, making her the Democratic nominee. In the general election, Mills defeated the Republican nominee, former governor <a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a>, securing a second term.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She received over 373,000 votes, breaking the record for the most votes ever cast for a gubernatorial candidate, set four years earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of Mills's first acts as governor was to sign an <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">executive order</a> to carry out the expansion of Maine's <a href="/wiki/Medicaid" title="Medicaid">Medicaid</a> program as called for by a <a href="/wiki/2017_Maine_Question_2" title="2017 Maine Question 2">2017 referendum</a>, something LePage had refused to do. This fulfilled a major campaign pledge.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills also dropped work requirements for Medicaid that LePage requested toward the end of his tenure and that had the <a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">Trump Administration</a>'s approval. She said the work requirements "leave more Maine people uninsured without improving their participation in the workforce".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills revived the tradition of Maine governors attending <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day" title="Martin Luther King Jr. Day">Martin Luther King Jr. Day</a> commemoration events in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a>, doing so in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2019, <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a> asked Mills to speak at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly</a> on <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>. Mills told world leaders at the UN that she intends to make Maine <a href="/wiki/Carbon_neutral" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon neutral">carbon neutral</a> by 2045.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was the first sitting Maine governor to address the General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 11, 2021, Mills announced the end of the <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> started on March 15, 2020, due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state of emergency ended on June 30, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 24, 2021, Mills vetoed seven bills, including one that would have closed the Long Creek Youth Development Center, a <a href="/wiki/Juvenile_prison" class="mw-redirect" title="Juvenile prison">juvenile prison</a>. The vetoes received harsh rebuke from progressive Democrats in the Legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-bangor020202_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangor020202-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 20, 2022, Mills signed into law the Maine state supplemental budget, which included free <a href="/wiki/Community_college" title="Community college">community college</a> for students of the class of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills identifies as a <a href="/wiki/New_Democrats_(United_States)" title="New Democrats (United States)">moderate Democrat</a> and has often broken the party line with the Democrat-controlled <a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine Legislature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ap234_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap234-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abortion">Abortion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Abortion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Maine" title="Abortion in Maine">Abortion in Maine</a></div> <p>Mills has taken steps to expand access to abortion procedures, signing legislation to mandate that both public and private insurance agencies include abortion procedures within the scope of their coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-wgmeAbortion_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wgmeAbortion-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the leak of the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> decision in <i><a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</a></i>, Mills reaffirmed her position that "unlike an apparent majority of the Supreme Court, I do not consider the rights of women to be dispensable."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drugs">Drugs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Drugs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills has expressed her opposition to the <a href="/wiki/Drug_liberalization" title="Drug liberalization">decriminalization</a> of small possessions of drugs.<sup id="cite_ref-bangdru2_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangdru2-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_issues">Environmental issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Environmental issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Maine" title="Climate change in Maine">Climate change in Maine</a></div> <p>Mills has enacted regulations to curb the use of materials that harm the environment. One such policy, prohibiting the use of plastic bags by Maine retailers, went into effect on April 22, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-pressBags_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pressBags-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also signed into law a ban on the use of styrofoam containers by various industries within the state. This regulation became effective on January 1, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-cnnSty_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnSty-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the Central Maine Power Company was granted all necessary permissions to begin work on a corridor running from Beattie Township to a power grid in Lewiston, Maine.<sup id="cite_ref-bdnCorridor_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bdnCorridor-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Mills's initial skepticism of the proposal and pushback from critics, changes to the budget caused Mills to sign the agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-bdnSkep_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bdnSkep-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cleanConnect_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cleanConnect-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mills has also enacted regulatory standards for the quality of water on Indigenous reservations used for sustenance fishing.<sup id="cite_ref-mainepublicWater_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mainepublicWater-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During her remarks at the UN General Assembly, Mills pledged that Maine would have a carbon-neutral economy by 2045.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Mills was elected co-chair of the bipartisan Climate Alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gun_control">Gun control</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gun control"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Firearms_Policy_Coalition" title="Firearms Policy Coalition">Firearms Policy Coalition</a> criticized Mills for a series of posts in which she and the organization interacted.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mills reported the FPC for a tweet in which the FPC posted, "Hey @GovJanetMills, Three words: Fuck you. No." in response to news that "Mills is leaving the door open for a possible assault weapons ban following the Lewiston shooting."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LGBT_rights">LGBT rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: LGBT rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills supports <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> rights. In May 2019, she signed a bill banning <a href="/wiki/Conversion_therapy" title="Conversion therapy">conversion therapy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">pseudoscientific</a> practice aimed at changing one's sexual orientation, from being used on minors.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One year earlier, the same bill had passed both chambers of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine Legislature</a>, but was vetoed by then-Governor <a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2021, she officially declared June <a href="/wiki/Gay_pride" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay pride">LGBTQ+ Pride</a> Month.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_betting">Sports betting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sports betting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills has expressed her opposition to the regulation of <a href="/wiki/Sports_betting" title="Sports betting">sports betting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tribal_relations">Tribal relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Tribal relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mills has taken steps to improve relations with Maine's native tribes, despite her prior rocky relationship with them as attorney general. This includes signing a bill to replace the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Day" title="Columbus Day">Columbus Day</a> state holiday with <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_People%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous People's Day">Indigenous People's Day</a> and pledging to work to fill seats on a state-tribal commission that had been left empty under her predecessor.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also signed a bill to establish stricter water quality standards for rivers used by Maine's tribes for sustenance fishing, something long sought by the tribes. It also ended a legal dispute between the tribes and the state, for which Mills as attorney general had defended the state's position.<sup id="cite_ref-mainepublicWater_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mainepublicWater-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As governor-elect, Mills said that the use of Native American imagery and nomenclature associated with <a href="/wiki/Maine_School_Administrative_District_54" title="Maine School Administrative District 54">Maine School District 54</a> and its Skowhegan high school was "a source of pain and anguish" for the state's Indigenous population.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After taking office, she signed into law a measure to ban the use of such references in public schools.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1985, Mills married real estate developer Stanley Kuklinski, with whom she had five stepdaughters. Kuklinski died due to the effects of a stroke on September 24, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is the sister of <a href="/wiki/Peter_Mills_(American_politician)" title="Peter Mills (American politician)">Peter Mills</a> (a former Republican state senator and gubernatorial candidate in <a href="/wiki/2006_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Maine gubernatorial election">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Maine gubernatorial election">2010</a>), Dora Anne Mills (former public health director and director of the Maine Center for Disease Control), and Paul Mills.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2018 Maine gubernatorial election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Janet Mills </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>320,962 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>50.9 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Shawn Moody </td> <td style="text-align:right">272,311 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.2 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Hayes_(politician)" title="Terry Hayes (politician)">Terry Hayes</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">37,268 </td> <td style="text-align:right">5.9 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2022 Maine gubernatorial Democratic primary </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Janet Mills (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>74,311 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2022 Maine gubernatorial election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Janet Mills (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>376,934 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.7 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">287,304 </td> <td style="text-align:right">42.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#DCDCDC;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">Sam Hunkler </td> <td style="text-align:right">12,581 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.9 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_governors_in_the_United_States" title="List of female governors in the United States">List of female governors in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_state_attorneys_general_in_the_United_States" title="List of female state attorneys general in the United States">List of female state attorneys general in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2018/11/07/politics/shawn-moody-concedes-governors-race-to-janet-mills/">"Janet Mills wins race to succeed LePage as Maine's next governor"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181107191137/https://bangordailynews.com/2018/11/07/politics/shawn-moody-concedes-governors-race-to-janet-mills/">Archived</a> from the original on November 7, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 7,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills+wins+race+to+succeed+LePage+as+Maine%27s+next+governor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2018%2F11%2F07%2Fpolitics%2Fshawn-moody-concedes-governors-race-to-janet-mills%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.themainemonitor.org/as-red-wave-fails-to-materialize-nationally-janet-mills-wins-re-election-as-maines-governor/">"As 'red wave' fails to materialize nationally, Janet Mills wins re-election as Maine's governor"</a>. <i>The Maine Monitor</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 9,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Maine+Monitor&rft.atitle=As+%27red+wave%27+fails+to+materialize+nationally%2C+Janet+Mills+wins+re-election+as+Maine%27s+governor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themainemonitor.org%2Fas-red-wave-fails-to-materialize-nationally-janet-mills-wins-re-election-as-maines-governor%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Glass-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Glass_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Glass_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.journaltribune.com/articles/front-page/janet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling/">"Janet Mills' mission: Break yet another glass ceiling - Journal Tribune"</a>. September 23, 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924115903/https://www.journaltribune.com/articles/front-page/janet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling/">Archived</a> from the original on September 24, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 11,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Janet+Mills%27+mission%3A+Break+yet+another+glass+ceiling+-+Journal+Tribune&rft.date=2018-09-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.journaltribune.com%2Farticles%2Ffront-page%2Fjanet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hanstein-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Hanstein_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHanstein2010" class="citation web cs1">Hanstein, Bobbie (October 16, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dailybulldog.com/features/kay-mills-life-remembered-and-celebrated/">"Kay Mills' life remembered and celebrated – Daily Bulldog"</a>. <i>Daily Bulldog – Franklin County's First News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 13,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Bulldog+%E2%80%93+Franklin+County%27s+First+News&rft.atitle=Kay+Mills%27+life+remembered+and+celebrated+%E2%80%93+Daily+Bulldog&rft.date=2010-10-16&rft.aulast=Hanstein&rft.aufirst=Bobbie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdailybulldog.com%2Ffeatures%2Fkay-mills-life-remembered-and-celebrated%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bates-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Bates_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNicoll1999" class="citation web cs1">Nicoll, Don (December 20, 1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scarab.bates.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1266&context=muskie_oh">"Mills, Janet oral history interview"</a>. <i>Bates.edu</i>. Lewiston, ME: Bates College. p. 2. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181129184354/https://scarab.bates.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1266&context=muskie_oh">Archived</a> from the original on November 29, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 29,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bates.edu&rft.atitle=Mills%2C+Janet+oral+history+interview&rft.pages=2&rft.date=1999-12-20&rft.aulast=Nicoll&rft.aufirst=Don&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fscarab.bates.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1266%26context%3Dmuskie_oh&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/politics/janet-mills-family-looking-forward-to-inauguration/97-e8dd74e3-d370-4861-8af4-1df2fd1a51ea">"Janet Mills' family looking forward to inauguration"</a>. <i>WCSH</i>. January 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044847/https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/politics/janet-mills-family-looking-forward-to-inauguration/97-e8dd74e3-d370-4861-8af4-1df2fd1a51ea">Archived</a> from the original on March 6, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 5,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WCSH&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills%27+family+looking+forward+to+inauguration&rft.date=2019-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscentermaine.com%2Fvideo%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fjanet-mills-family-looking-forward-to-inauguration%2F97-e8dd74e3-d370-4861-8af4-1df2fd1a51ea&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSolloway2018" class="citation news cs1">Solloway, Steve (October 30, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pinetreewatch.org/janet-mills-the-rebel-with-a-cause/">"The rebel with a cause: Supporters believe Janet Mills' experience, family legacy and legal mind have prepared her well to be Maine's first female governor"</a>. <i>Pine Tree Watch</i>. Hallowell, ME. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130155103/https://pinetreewatch.org/janet-mills-the-rebel-with-a-cause/">Archived</a> from the original on November 30, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 30,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pine+Tree+Watch&rft.atitle=The+rebel+with+a+cause%3A+Supporters+believe+Janet+Mills%27+experience%2C+family+legacy+and+legal+mind+have+prepared+her+well+to+be+Maine%27s+first+female+governor&rft.date=2018-10-30&rft.aulast=Solloway&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpinetreewatch.org%2Fjanet-mills-the-rebel-with-a-cause%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/ag/about/message.shtml">"Office of the Maine AG: Biography of Attorney General Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>maine.gov</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120326161401/http://www.maine.gov/ag/about/message.shtml">Archived</a> from the original on March 26, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 6,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=maine.gov&rft.atitle=Office+of+the+Maine+AG%3A+Biography+of+Attorney+General+Janet+T.+Mills&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fag%2Fabout%2Fmessage.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/ag/about/message.shtml">"Office of the Maine AG: Biography of Attorney General Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>maine.gov</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120326161401/http://www.maine.gov/ag/about/message.shtml">Archived</a> from the original on March 26, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 6,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=maine.gov&rft.atitle=Office+of+the+Maine+AG%3A+Biography+of+Attorney+General+Janet+T.+Mills&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fag%2Fabout%2Fmessage.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoodard2018" class="citation news cs1">Woodard, Colin (September 16, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/09/16/janet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling/">"Janet Mills' mission: Break yet another glass ceiling"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Portland_Press_Herald" title="Portland Press Herald">Portland Press Herald</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181119051649/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/09/16/janet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling/">Archived</a> from the original on November 19, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Portland+Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills%27+mission%3A+Break+yet+another+glass+ceiling&rft.date=2018-09-16&rft.aulast=Woodard&rft.aufirst=Colin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2018%2F09%2F16%2Fjanet-mills-mission-break-yet-another-glass-ceiling%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.penbaypilot.com/node/137435/1000">"Maine's governor born for hard times, and hard decisions"</a>. <i>PenBay Pilot</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 11,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PenBay+Pilot&rft.atitle=Maine%E2%80%99s+governor+born+for+hard+times%2C+and+hard+decisions&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penbaypilot.com%2Fnode%2F137435%2F1000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jc4gAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322,3862028&dq=maine-women%27s-lobby&hl=en">"Mills elected to Maine Women's Lobby board"</a>. <i>Sun Journal</i>. December 22, 1998.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sun+Journal&rft.atitle=Mills+elected+to+Maine+Women%27s+Lobby+board&rft.date=1998-12-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3Djc4gAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D1322%2C3862028%26dq%3Dmaine-women%2527s-lobby%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000229043212/http://www.billbradley.com/">"Bill Bradley for President"</a>. <i>Wayback Machine</i>. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 17,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wayback+Machine&rft.atitle=Bill+Bradley+for+President&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billbradley.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown" title="Category:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarrison2009" class="citation news cs1">Harrison, Judy (January 6, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2009/01/06/news/janet-mills-takes-oath-as-mainersquos-first-female-ag/">"Janet Mills takes oath as Maine's first female AG"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135421/http://bangordailynews.com/2009/01/06/news/janet-mills-takes-oath-as-mainersquos-first-female-ag/">Archived</a> from the original on September 13, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 6,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills+takes+oath+as+Maine%27s+first+female+AG&rft.date=2009-01-06&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=Judy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2009%2F01%2F06%2Fnews%2Fjanet-mills-takes-oath-as-mainersquos-first-female-ag%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2011/01/24/politics/portland-lawyer-chosen-as-maine-dems-chairman/">"Portland lawyer chosen as Maine Dems chairman"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Daily_News" title="Bangor Daily News">Bangor Daily News</a></i>. January 24, 2011. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809100154/http://bangordailynews.com/2011/01/24/politics/portland-lawyer-chosen-as-maine-dems-chairman/">Archived</a> from the original on August 9, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 12,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Portland+lawyer+chosen+as+Maine+Dems+chairman&rft.date=2011-01-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Fportland-lawyer-chosen-as-maine-dems-chairman%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.preti.com/Former-Attorney-General-Janet-Mills-Joins-Preti-Flaherty">"Former Maine Attorney General Janet Mills Joins Preti Flaherty"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150212045812/http://www.preti.com/Former-Attorney-General-Janet-Mills-Joins-Preti-Flaherty">Archived</a> February 12, 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Preti Flaherty</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150212050302/http://www.mainedems.org/press/ben-grant-re-elected-chair-maine-democratic-party">"Ben Grant Re-Elected as Chair of the Maine Democratic Party"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Maine_Democratic_Party" title="Maine Democratic Party">Maine Democratic Party</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mainedems.org/press/ben-grant-re-elected-chair-maine-democratic-party">the original</a> on February 12, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 12,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ben+Grant+Re-Elected+as+Chair+of+the+Maine+Democratic+Party&rft.pub=Maine+Democratic+Party&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainedems.org%2Fpress%2Fben-grant-re-elected-chair-maine-democratic-party&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kjonline.com/news/Maine-constitutional-officials-to-take-oaths-.html">"Maine constitutional officials to take oaths"</a>. Central Maine. January 7, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Maine+constitutional+officials+to+take+oaths&rft.date=2013-01-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fnews%2FMaine-constitutional-officials-to-take-oaths-.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMistler2014" class="citation news cs1">Mistler, Steve (December 4, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/12/03/hayes-wins-election-as-state-treasurer/">"Hayes wins election as state treasurer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Kennebec_Journal" title="Kennebec Journal">Kennebec Journal</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025644/https://www.centralmaine.com/2014/12/03/hayes-wins-election-as-state-treasurer/">Archived</a> from the original on August 9, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 6,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kennebec+Journal&rft.atitle=Hayes+wins+election+as+state+treasurer&rft.date=2014-12-04&rft.aulast=Mistler&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.centralmaine.com%2F2014%2F12%2F03%2Fhayes-wins-election-as-state-treasurer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCousins2014" class="citation news cs1">Cousins, Christopher (December 5, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/26/politics/split-legislature-creates-uncertain-re-election-path-for-democrats-in-maine-constitutional-offices/?ref=search">"Split Legislature creates uncertain re-election path for Democrats in Maine constitutional offices"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Daily_News" title="Bangor Daily News">Bangor Daily News</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141210064332/http://bangordailynews.com/2014/11/26/politics/split-legislature-creates-uncertain-re-election-path-for-democrats-in-maine-constitutional-offices/?ref=search">Archived</a> from the original on December 10, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 26,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Split+Legislature+creates+uncertain+re-election+path+for+Democrats+in+Maine+constitutional+offices&rft.date=2014-12-05&rft.aulast=Cousins&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2014%2F11%2F26%2Fpolitics%2Fsplit-legislature-creates-uncertain-re-election-path-for-democrats-in-maine-constitutional-offices%2F%3Fref%3Dsearch&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMoretto2015" class="citation news cs1">Moretto, Mario (January 28, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/28/politics/maine-high-court-to-weigh-questions-about-ag-mills-refusal-to-represent-lepage/">"Maine high court to weigh questions about AG Mills' refusal to represent LePage"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Daily_News" title="Bangor Daily News">Bangor Daily News</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150801012616/http://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/28/politics/maine-high-court-to-weigh-questions-about-ag-mills-refusal-to-represent-lepage/">Archived</a> from the original on August 1, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 29,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Maine+high+court+to+weigh+questions+about+AG+Mills%27+refusal+to+represent+LePage&rft.date=2015-01-28&rft.aulast=Moretto&rft.aufirst=Mario&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2015%2F01%2F28%2Fpolitics%2Fmaine-high-court-to-weigh-questions-about-ag-mills-refusal-to-represent-lepage%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCousins2017" class="citation news cs1">Cousins, Christopher (May 1, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2017/05/01/politics/lepage-sues-attorney-general-for-not-representing-his-legal-positions/">"LePage sues attorney general for not representing his legal positions"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Daily_News" title="Bangor Daily News">Bangor Daily News</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170507004115/http://bangordailynews.com/2017/05/01/politics/lepage-sues-attorney-general-for-not-representing-his-legal-positions/">Archived</a> from the original on May 7, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 1,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=LePage+sues+attorney+general+for+not+representing+his+legal+positions&rft.date=2017-05-01&rft.aulast=Cousins&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2017%2F05%2F01%2Fpolitics%2Flepage-sues-attorney-general-for-not-representing-his-legal-positions%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThistle2017" class="citation web cs1">Thistle, Scott (July 10, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/10/maines-attorney-general-janet-mills-says-shell-run-for-governor-in-2018/">"Maine Attorney General Janet Mills enters 2018 race for governor - Portland Press Herald"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170713084407/http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/10/maines-attorney-general-janet-mills-says-shell-run-for-governor-in-2018/">Archived</a> from the original on July 13, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 15,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Maine+Attorney+General+Janet+Mills+enters+2018+race+for+governor+-+Portland+Press+Herald&rft.date=2017-07-10&rft.aulast=Thistle&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2017%2F07%2F10%2Fmaines-attorney-general-janet-mills-says-shell-run-for-governor-in-2018%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShepherd2018" class="citation news cs1">Shepherd, Michael (June 20, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2018/06/20/politics/mills-wins-maine-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-after-ranked-choice-count/">"Mills wins Maine Democratic gubernatorial nomination after ranked-choice count"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i>. Bangor, ME. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191229064738/https://bangordailynews.com/2018/06/20/politics/mills-wins-maine-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-after-ranked-choice-count/">Archived</a> from the original on December 29, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 21,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Mills+wins+Maine+Democratic+gubernatorial+nomination+after+ranked-choice+count&rft.date=2018-06-20&rft.aulast=Shepherd&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2018%2F06%2F20%2Fpolitics%2Fmills-wins-maine-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-after-ranked-choice-count%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/10/gov-elect-janet-mills-announces-transition-team/">"Gov.-elect Janet Mills announces transition team - Portland Press Herald"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i>. November 10, 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181118104420/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/10/gov-elect-janet-mills-announces-transition-team/">Archived</a> from the original on November 18, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Gov.-elect+Janet+Mills+announces+transition+team+-+Portland+Press+Herald&rft.date=2017-11-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2018%2F11%2F10%2Fgov-elect-janet-mills-announces-transition-team%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGallagher2018" class="citation web cs1">Gallagher, Noel K. (September 7, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/09/07/democratic-super-pac-drops-almost-500k-to-back-janet-mills-for-governor/">"Democratic super PAC spends almost $500,000 to back Janet Mills for Governor - Portland Press Herald"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181120015202/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/09/07/democratic-super-pac-drops-almost-500k-to-back-janet-mills-for-governor/">Archived</a> from the original on November 20, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Democratic+super+PAC+spends+almost+%24500%2C000+to+back+Janet+Mills+for+Governor+-+Portland+Press+Herald&rft.date=2018-09-07&rft.aulast=Gallagher&rft.aufirst=Noel+K.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2018%2F09%2F07%2Fdemocratic-super-pac-drops-almost-500k-to-back-janet-mills-for-governor%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGallagher2018" class="citation web cs1">Gallagher, Noel K. (November 18, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/18/maines-cd2-race-sets-state-spending-record-with-31m-in-spending/">"Most per vote, $131, spent on Golden in 2nd District - Portland Press Herald"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181118124147/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/18/maines-cd2-race-sets-state-spending-record-with-31m-in-spending/">Archived</a> from the original on November 18, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Most+per+vote%2C+%24131%2C+spent+on+Golden+in+2nd+District+-+Portland+Press+Herald&rft.date=2018-11-18&rft.aulast=Gallagher&rft.aufirst=Noel+K.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2018%2F11%2F18%2Fmaines-cd2-race-sets-state-spending-record-with-31m-in-spending%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndrews2021" class="citation news cs1">Andrews, Caitlin (September 15, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2021/09/15/politics/most-mainers-like-janet-mills-pandemic-policies-paul-lepage-is-still-a-tough-matchup/">"Most Mainers like Janet Mills' pandemic policies. Paul LePage is still a tough matchup"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Daily_News" title="Bangor Daily News">Bangor Daily News</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 15,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Most+Mainers+like+Janet+Mills%27+pandemic+policies.+Paul+LePage+is+still+a+tough+matchup.&rft.date=2021-09-15&rft.aulast=Andrews&rft.aufirst=Caitlin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2021%2F09%2F15%2Fpolitics%2Fmost-mainers-like-janet-mills-pandemic-policies-paul-lepage-is-still-a-tough-matchup%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMistler2022" class="citation web cs1">Mistler, Steve (November 9, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134198072/maine-election-results-governor-paul-lepage-janet-mills">"Maine Gov. Janet Mills wins second term, defeating former GOP Gov. Paul LePage"</a>. <i>NPR</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NPR&rft.atitle=Maine+Gov.+Janet+Mills+wins+second+term%2C+defeating+former+GOP+Gov.+Paul+LePage&rft.date=2022-11-09&rft.aulast=Mistler&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2022%2F11%2F09%2F1134198072%2Fmaine-election-results-governor-paul-lepage-janet-mills&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-maine-governor.html">"Maine Governor Election Results"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. November 8, 2022. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 11,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Maine+Governor+Election+Results&rft.date=2022-11-08&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Finteractive%2F2022%2F11%2F08%2Fus%2Felections%2Fresults-maine-governor.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/maine/statewide-offices/">"Maine Governor election results"</a>. <i>Politico</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Politico&rft.atitle=Maine+Governor+election+results&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2F2022-election%2Fresults%2Fmaine%2Fstatewide-offices%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLawlor2019" class="citation web cs1">Lawlor, Joe (January 3, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/01/03/mills-signs-executive-order-to-implement-medicaid-expansion/">"Mills' 'Executive Order 1' makes 70,000 more Mainers eligible for health insurance"</a>. <i>Kennebec Journal</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190104030903/https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/01/03/mills-signs-executive-order-to-implement-medicaid-expansion/">Archived</a> from the original on January 4, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 6,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Kennebec+Journal&rft.atitle=Mills%27+%27Executive+Order+1%27+makes+70%2C000+more+Mainers+eligible+for+health+insurance&rft.date=2019-01-03&rft.aulast=Lawlor&rft.aufirst=Joe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centralmaine.com%2F2019%2F01%2F03%2Fmills-signs-executive-order-to-implement-medicaid-expansion%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLawlor2019" class="citation web cs1">Lawlor, Joe (January 22, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2019/01/22/mills-rejects-work-requirements-lepage-sought-for-medicaid-beneficiaries/">"Maine Gov. Mills rejects work requirements LePage sought for Medicaid"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181855/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/01/22/mills-rejects-work-requirements-lepage-sought-for-medicaid-beneficiaries/">Archived</a> from the original on January 29, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 29,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Maine+Gov.+Mills+rejects+work+requirements+LePage+sought+for+Medicaid&rft.date=2019-01-22&rft.aulast=Lawlor&rft.aufirst=Joe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2019%2F01%2F22%2Fmills-rejects-work-requirements-lepage-sought-for-medicaid-beneficiaries%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYork2019" class="citation web cs1">York, Samantha (January 21, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/mills-is-first-governor-to-attend-portland-mlk-event-in-8-years/97-ea5c5143-c682-4c3e-83f1-14ed1c3216aa">"Mills is first governor to attend Portland MLK event in 8 years"</a>. <i>newscentermaine.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190123224221/https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/mills-is-first-governor-to-attend-portland-mlk-event-in-8-years/97-ea5c5143-c682-4c3e-83f1-14ed1c3216aa">Archived</a> from the original on January 23, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 22,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=newscentermaine.com&rft.atitle=Mills+is+first+governor+to+attend+Portland+MLK+event+in+8+years&rft.date=2019-01-21&rft.aulast=York&rft.aufirst=Samantha&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscentermaine.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fmills-is-first-governor-to-attend-portland-mlk-event-in-8-years%2F97-ea5c5143-c682-4c3e-83f1-14ed1c3216aa&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoodard2019" class="citation news cs1">Woodard, Colin (September 23, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/23/at-u-n-gov-mills-vows-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045/">"In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Portland_Press_Herald" title="Portland Press Herald">Portland Press Herald</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190925135837/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/23/at-u-n-gov-mills-vows-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045/">Archived</a> from the original on September 25, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 25,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Portland+Press+Herald&rft.atitle=In+address%2C+Gov.+Mills+vows+Maine+will+be+carbon+neutral+by+2045%2C+and+challenges+others&rft.date=2019-09-23&rft.aulast=Woodard&rft.aufirst=Colin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2019%2F09%2F23%2Fat-u-n-gov-mills-vows-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShepherd2019" class="citation web cs1">Shepherd, Michael (September 23, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2019/09/23/politics/in-un-address-janet-mills-pledges-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045/">"In UN address, Janet Mills pledges Maine will be carbon-neutral by 2045"</a>. <i>bangordailynews.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190924213333/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/09/23/politics/in-un-address-janet-mills-pledges-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045/">Archived</a> from the original on September 24, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 24,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bangordailynews.com&rft.atitle=In+UN+address%2C+Janet+Mills+pledges+Maine+will+be+carbon-neutral+by+2045&rft.date=2019-09-23&rft.aulast=Shepherd&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2019%2F09%2F23%2Fpolitics%2Fin-un-address-janet-mills-pledges-maine-will-be-carbon-neutral-by-2045%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-announces-state-civil-emergency-end-june-30th-2021-06-11">"Governor Mills Announces State of Civil Emergency To End June 30th | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>www.maine.gov</i>. June 11, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 12,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.maine.gov&rft.atitle=Governor+Mills+Announces+State+of+Civil+Emergency+To+End+June+30th+%7C+Office+of+Governor+Janet+T.+Mills&rft.date=2021-06-11&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fmills%2Fnews%2Fgovernor-mills-announces-state-civil-emergency-end-june-30th-2021-06-11&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2021/06/30/politics/what-the-end-of-janet-mills-state-of-emergency-means-for-maine/">"What the end of Janet Mills' state of emergency means for Maine"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i>. June 30, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 12,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=What+the+end+of+Janet+Mills%27+state+of+emergency+means+for+Maine&rft.date=2021-06-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2021%2F06%2F30%2Fpolitics%2Fwhat-the-end-of-janet-mills-state-of-emergency-means-for-maine%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-welcomes-end-state-civil-emergency-2021-06-30">"Governor Mills Welcomes End of State of Civil Emergency | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>www.maine.gov</i>. June 30, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 12,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.maine.gov&rft.atitle=Governor+Mills+Welcomes+End+of+State+of+Civil+Emergency+%7C+Office+of+Governor+Janet+T.+Mills&rft.date=2021-06-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fmills%2Fnews%2Fgovernor-mills-welcomes-end-state-civil-emergency-2021-06-30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bangor020202-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bangor020202_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCaitlin2021" class="citation web cs1">Caitlin, Andrews (June 24, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2021/06/24/politics/daily-brief/janet-mills-veto-spree-begins-dooming-bills-to-close-youth-jail-and-limit-pro-corridor-spending/">"Janet Mills' veto spree begins, dooming bills to close youth jail and limit pro-corridor spending"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 26,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills%27+veto+spree+begins%2C+dooming+bills+to+close+youth+jail+and+limit+pro-corridor+spending&rft.date=2021-06-24&rft.aulast=Caitlin&rft.aufirst=Andrews&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2021%2F06%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Fdaily-brief%2Fjanet-mills-veto-spree-begins-dooming-bills-to-close-youth-jail-and-limit-pro-corridor-spending%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHogan2022" class="citation web cs1">Hogan, Norah (April 22, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wmtw.com/article/community-college-will-be-free-for-some-maine-students/39790199">"Community college will be free for some Maine students"</a>. <i>WMTW</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 24,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WMTW&rft.atitle=Community+college+will+be+free+for+some+Maine+students&rft.date=2022-04-22&rft.aulast=Hogan&rft.aufirst=Norah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wmtw.com%2Farticle%2Fcommunity-college-will-be-free-for-some-maine-students%2F39790199&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-community-colleges-to-offer-free-tuition-for-pandemic-affected-students">"Maine community colleges to offer free tuition for pandemic-affected students"</a>. <i>WGME</i>. April 21, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 24,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WGME&rft.atitle=Maine+community+colleges+to+offer+free+tuition+for+pandemic-affected+students&rft.date=2022-04-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwgme.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmaine-community-colleges-to-offer-free-tuition-for-pandemic-affected-students&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ap234-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ap234_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/me-state-wire-maine-bills-984a5330d36d8e7e6fca0b18daed44ea">"Maine governor vetoes bill to shutter youth detention center"</a>. <i>Associated Press</i>. June 24, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 26,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Associated+Press&rft.atitle=Maine+governor+vetoes+bill+to+shutter+youth+detention+center&rft.date=2021-06-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fme-state-wire-maine-bills-984a5330d36d8e7e6fca0b18daed44ea&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wgmeAbortion-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wgmeAbortion_44-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wgme.com/news/local/gov-mills-signs-bill-to-make-public-private-insurers-cover-abortions">"Gov. Mills signs bill to make public, private insurers cover abortions"</a>. <i>wgme.com</i>. Sinclair Broadcast Group. June 13, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190615213712/https://wgme.com/news/local/gov-mills-signs-bill-to-make-public-private-insurers-cover-abortions">Archived</a> from the original on June 15, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wgme.com&rft.atitle=Gov.+Mills+signs+bill+to+make+public%2C+private+insurers+cover+abortions&rft.date=2019-06-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwgme.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fgov-mills-signs-bill-to-make-public-private-insurers-cover-abortions&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBurns2022" class="citation web cs1">Burns, Christopher (May 3, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/03/politics/janet-mills-vows-to-defend-abortion-rights-after-draft-supreme-court-decision-leaks/">"Janet Mills vows to defend abortion rights after draft Supreme Court decision leaks"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 5,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Janet+Mills+vows+to+defend+abortion+rights+after+draft+Supreme+Court+decision+leaks&rft.date=2022-05-03&rft.aulast=Burns&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2022%2F05%2F03%2Fpolitics%2Fjanet-mills-vows-to-defend-abortion-rights-after-draft-supreme-court-decision-leaks%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bangdru2-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bangdru2_46-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAndrews2021" class="citation web cs1">Andrews, Caitlin (June 17, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2021/06/17/politics/maine-house-bucks-janet-mills-police-in-vote-to-decriminalize-drug-possession/">"Maine Legislature bucks Janet Mills, police in voting to decriminalize drug possession"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 20,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Maine+Legislature+bucks+Janet+Mills%2C+police+in+voting+to+decriminalize+drug+possession&rft.date=2021-06-17&rft.aulast=Andrews&rft.aufirst=Caitlin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2021%2F06%2F17%2Fpolitics%2Fmaine-house-bucks-janet-mills-police-in-vote-to-decriminalize-drug-possession%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pressBags-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pressBags_47-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDennis2019" class="citation web cs1">Dennis, Hoey (June 17, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2019/06/17/bill-signing-makes-maine-the-4th-state-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags/">"Gov. Mills signs bill to ban single-use plastic bags"</a>. <i>pressherald.com</i>. Press Herald. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190726181355/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/06/17/bill-signing-makes-maine-the-4th-state-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags/">Archived</a> from the original on July 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=pressherald.com&rft.atitle=Gov.+Mills+signs+bill+to+ban+single-use+plastic+bags&rft.date=2019-06-17&rft.aulast=Dennis&rft.aufirst=Hoey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2019%2F06%2F17%2Fbill-signing-makes-maine-the-4th-state-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cnnSty-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cnnSty_48-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMezzofiore2019" class="citation web cs1">Mezzofiore, Gianluca (May 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/maine-ban-styrofoam-trnd/index.html">"Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam"</a>. <i>cnn.com</i>. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190525234128/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/us/maine-ban-styrofoam-trnd/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on May 25, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=cnn.com&rft.atitle=Maine+becomes+the+first+state+to+ban+Styrofoam&rft.date=2019-05&rft.aulast=Mezzofiore&rft.aufirst=Gianluca&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2019%2F05%2F01%2Fus%2Fmaine-ban-styrofoam-trnd%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bdnCorridor-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bdnCorridor_49-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeefe2019" class="citation web cs1">Keefe, Josh (January 29, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2019/01/29/mainefocus/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cmp-transmission-line-proposed-for-maine/">"What you need to know about the CMP transmission line proposed for Maine"</a>. <i>bangordailynews.com</i>. Bangor Publishing Company. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190726185920/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/01/29/mainefocus/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cmp-transmission-line-proposed-for-maine/">Archived</a> from the original on July 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bangordailynews.com&rft.atitle=What+you+need+to+know+about+the+CMP+transmission+line+proposed+for+Maine&rft.date=2019-01-29&rft.aulast=Keefe&rft.aufirst=Josh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2019%2F01%2F29%2Fmainefocus%2Fwhat-you-need-to-know-about-the-cmp-transmission-line-proposed-for-maine%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bdnSkep-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bdnSkep_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFValigra2019" class="citation web cs1">Valigra, Lori (February 21, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2019/02/21/business/here-are-details-of-the-deal-that-won-janet-mills-support-for-1-billion-cmp-project/">"Here are details of the deal that won Janet Mills' support for $1 billion CMP project"</a>. <i>bangordailynews.com</i>. Bangor Publishing Company. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190726181352/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/02/21/business/here-are-details-of-the-deal-that-won-janet-mills-support-for-1-billion-cmp-project/">Archived</a> from the original on July 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bangordailynews.com&rft.atitle=Here+are+details+of+the+deal+that+won+Janet+Mills%27+support+for+%241+billion+CMP+project&rft.date=2019-02-21&rft.aulast=Valigra&rft.aufirst=Lori&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2019%2F02%2F21%2Fbusiness%2Fhere-are-details-of-the-deal-that-won-janet-mills-support-for-1-billion-cmp-project%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cleanConnect-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cleanConnect_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTerkel2019" class="citation web cs1">Terkel, Tux (February 21, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.necleanenergyconnect.org/in-the-news/2019/2/21/mills-throws-her-support-behind-cmps-controversial-plan-for-transmission-line">"Mills throws her support behind CMP's controversial plan for transmission line"</a>. <i>necleanenergyconnect.org</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190726181357/https://www.necleanenergyconnect.org/in-the-news/2019/2/21/mills-throws-her-support-behind-cmps-controversial-plan-for-transmission-line">Archived</a> from the original on July 26, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 26,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=necleanenergyconnect.org&rft.atitle=Mills+throws+her+support+behind+CMP%27s+controversial+plan+for+transmission+line&rft.date=2019-02-21&rft.aulast=Terkel&rft.aufirst=Tux&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.necleanenergyconnect.org%2Fin-the-news%2F2019%2F2%2F21%2Fmills-throws-her-support-behind-cmps-controversial-plan-for-transmission-line&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mainepublicWater-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mainepublicWater_52-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mainepublicWater_52-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSharon2019" class="citation web cs1">Sharon, Susan (June 21, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mainepublic.org/post/new-measure-establishes-water-quality-standards-sustenance-fishing-maines-tribal-waters">"New Measure Establishes Water Quality Standards For Sustenance Fishing In Maine's Tribal Waters"</a>. <i>mainepublic.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190622133151/https://www.mainepublic.org/post/new-measure-establishes-water-quality-standards-sustenance-fishing-maines-tribal-waters">Archived</a> from the original on June 22, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 22,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=mainepublic.com&rft.atitle=New+Measure+Establishes+Water+Quality+Standards+For+Sustenance+Fishing+In+Maine%27s+Tribal+Waters&rft.date=2019-06-21&rft.aulast=Sharon&rft.aufirst=Susan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainepublic.org%2Fpost%2Fnew-measure-establishes-water-quality-standards-sustenance-fishing-maines-tribal-waters&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2019/09/23/politics/read-gov-janet-mills-full-address-to-the-united-nations/">"Read Gov. Janet Mills' full address to the United Nations"</a>. <i>Bangor Daily News</i>. September 23, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190924213350/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/09/23/politics/read-gov-janet-mills-full-address-to-the-united-nations/">Archived</a> from the original on September 24, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 24,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bangor+Daily+News&rft.atitle=Read+Gov.+Janet+Mills%27+full+address+to+the+United+Nations&rft.date=2019-09-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2019%2F09%2F23%2Fpolitics%2Fread-gov-janet-mills-full-address-to-the-united-nations%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-elected-co-chair-us-climate-alliance-bipartisan-coalition-governors-leading">"Governor Mills Elected Co-Chair of U.S. Climate Alliance, Bipartisan Coalition of Governors Leading on Climate Action | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>www.maine.gov</i>. May 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 30,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.maine.gov&rft.atitle=Governor+Mills+Elected+Co-Chair+of+U.S.+Climate+Alliance%2C+Bipartisan+Coalition+of+Governors+Leading+on+Climate+Action+%7C+Office+of+Governor+Janet+T.+Mills&rft.date=2023-05-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fmills%2Fnews%2Fgovernor-mills-elected-co-chair-us-climate-alliance-bipartisan-coalition-governors-leading&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_55-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_55-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTuccille2024" class="citation web cs1">Tuccille, J. D. (July 22, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://reason.com/2024/07/22/firearms-policy-coalition-takes-no-prisoners-in-sharp-response-to-thin-skinned-maine-governor/">"Firearms Policy Coalition takes no prisoners in sharp response to thin-skinned Maine governor"</a>. <i>Reason.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 24,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Reason.com&rft.atitle=Firearms+Policy+Coalition+takes+no+prisoners+in+sharp+response+to+thin-skinned+Maine+governor&rft.date=2024-07-22&rft.aulast=Tuccille&rft.aufirst=J.+D.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2F2024%2F07%2F22%2Ffirearms-policy-coalition-takes-no-prisoners-in-sharp-response-to-thin-skinned-maine-governor%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGovJanetMills2019" class="citation web cs1">@GovJanetMills (May 9, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/GovJanetMills/status/1126548998645587968">"I look forward to signing it! It is time for all LGBTQ people in Maine to know they are valued and respected"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=I+look+forward+to+signing+it%21+It+is+time+for+all+LGBTQ+people+in+Maine+to+know+they+are+valued+and+respected&rft.date=2019-05-09&rft.au=GovJanetMills&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FGovJanetMills%2Fstatus%2F1126548998645587968&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMills2019" class="citation web cs1">Mills, Governor Janet (May 29, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/GovJanetMills/status/1133752340106735618">"Today I signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy, a widely-discredited practice that has no place in Maine. Today, we send an unequivocal message to young LGBTQ people: we stand with you, we support you, and we will always defend your right to be who you are.pic.twitter.com/heInzibvFJ"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Today+I+signed+into+law+a+bill+banning+conversion+therapy%2C+a+widely-discredited+practice+that+has+no+place+in+Maine.+Today%2C+we+send+an+unequivocal+message+to+young+LGBTQ+people%3A+we+stand+with+you%2C+we+support+you%2C+and+we+will+always+defend+your+right+to+be+who+you+are.pic.twitter.com%2FheInzibvFJ&rft.date=2019-05-29&rft.aulast=Mills&rft.aufirst=Governor+Janet&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGovJanetMills%2Fstatus%2F1133752340106735618&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/05/29/gay-conversion-therapy-maine-bans-controversial-practice-minors/1275028001/">"Gay conversion therapy for minors: Maine becomes the 17th state to ban the practice"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>. May 29, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190529232954/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/05/29/gay-conversion-therapy-maine-bans-controversial-practice-minors/1275028001/">Archived</a> from the original on May 29, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=USA+Today&rft.atitle=Gay+conversion+therapy+for+minors%3A+Maine+becomes+the+17th+state+to+ban+the+practice&rft.date=2019-05-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2019%2F05%2F29%2Fgay-conversion-therapy-maine-bans-controversial-practice-minors%2F1275028001%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThomsen2018" class="citation news cs1">Thomsen, Jacqueline (July 6, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/395909-maine-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy">"Maine governor vetoes bill that would ban conversion therapy"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hill_(newspaper)" title="The Hill (newspaper)">The Hill</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190529232953/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/395909-maine-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy">Archived</a> from the original on May 29, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 29,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hill&rft.atitle=Maine+governor+vetoes+bill+that+would+ban+conversion+therapy&rft.date=2018-07-06&rft.aulast=Thomsen&rft.aufirst=Jacqueline&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fstate-watch%2F395909-maine-governor-vetoes-bill-to-ban-conversion-therapy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/official_documents/proclamations">"Proclamations | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills"</a>. <i>www.maine.gov</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 15,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.maine.gov&rft.atitle=Proclamations+%7C+Office+of+Governor+Janet+T.+Mills&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fmills%2Fofficial_documents%2Fproclamations&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fox23maine.com/news/local/sports-betting-bill-heads-to-gov-mills-desk">"Sports betting bill heads to Gov. Mills' desk"</a>. <i>WGME</i>. April 20, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 24,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=WGME&rft.atitle=Sports+betting+bill+heads+to+Gov.+Mills%27+desk&rft.date=2022-04-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ffox23maine.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fsports-betting-bill-heads-to-gov-mills-desk&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMistler2019" class="citation web cs1">Mistler, Steve (April 26, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mainepublic.org/post/mills-and-state-maine-take-steps-improve-relationships-maine-s-native-tribes">"Mills And State Of Maine Take Steps To Improve Relationships With Maine's Native Tribes"</a>. <i>mainepublic.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190427002123/https://www.mainepublic.org/post/mills-and-state-maine-take-steps-improve-relationships-maine-s-native-tribes">Archived</a> from the original on April 27, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 27,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=mainepublic.com&rft.atitle=Mills+And+State+Of+Maine+Take+Steps+To+Improve+Relationships+With+Maine%27s+Native+Tribes&rft.date=2019-04-26&rft.aulast=Mistler&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainepublic.org%2Fpost%2Fmills-and-state-maine-take-steps-improve-relationships-maine-s-native-tribes&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarlow2018" class="citation news cs1">Harlow, Doug (December 6, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/12/06/indians-mascot-name-draws-defenders-opponents-at-skowhegan-meeting/">"Gov.-elect Mills weighs in on Skowhegan schools' Indians nickname"</a>. <i>Morning Setinel</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191011114606/https://www.centralmaine.com/2018/12/06/indians-mascot-name-draws-defenders-opponents-at-skowhegan-meeting/">Archived</a> from the original on October 11, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 24,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Morning+Setinel&rft.atitle=Gov.-elect+Mills+weighs+in+on+Skowhegan+schools%27+Indians+nickname&rft.date=2018-12-06&rft.aulast=Harlow&rft.aufirst=Doug&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.centralmaine.com%2F2018%2F12%2F06%2Findians-mascot-name-draws-defenders-opponents-at-skowhegan-meeting%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAcquisto2019" class="citation web cs1">Acquisto, Alex (May 16, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/16/politics/mills-signs-bill-to-make-maine-the-first-state-to-ban-native-american-school-mascots/">"Mills signs bill to make Maine the first state to ban Native American school mascots"</a>. <i>bangordailynews.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190616095127/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/05/16/politics/mills-signs-bill-to-make-maine-the-first-state-to-ban-native-american-school-mascots/">Archived</a> from the original on June 16, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 24,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bangordailynews.com&rft.atitle=Mills+signs+bill+to+make+Maine+the+first+state+to+ban+Native+American+school+mascots&rft.date=2019-05-16&rft.aulast=Acquisto&rft.aufirst=Alex&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbangordailynews.com%2F2019%2F05%2F16%2Fpolitics%2Fmills-signs-bill-to-make-maine-the-first-state-to-ban-native-american-school-mascots%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKoenig2014" class="citation news cs1">Koenig, Paul (September 29, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pressherald.com/2014/09/29/husband-of-maine-attorney-general-dies-from-effects-of-stroke/">"Husband of Maine attorney general dies from effects of stroke"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Portland_Press_Herald" title="Portland Press Herald">Portland Press Herald</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141209112634/http://www.pressherald.com/2014/09/29/husband-of-maine-attorney-general-dies-from-effects-of-stroke/">Archived</a> from the original on December 9, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 4,</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Portland+Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Husband+of+Maine+attorney+general+dies+from+effects+of+stroke&rft.date=2014-09-29&rft.aulast=Koenig&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2014%2F09%2F29%2Fhusband-of-maine-attorney-general-dies-from-effects-of-stroke%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBell2015" class="citation web cs1">Bell, Tom (September 29, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/29/mills-siblings-hailed-for-lives-of-service/">"Maine's Mills siblings hailed for lives of service"</a>. <i>Press Herald</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 24,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Press+Herald&rft.atitle=Maine%27s+Mills+siblings+hailed+for+lives+of+service&rft.date=2015-09-29&rft.aulast=Bell&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressherald.com%2F2015%2F09%2F29%2Fmills-siblings-hailed-for-lives-of-service%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanet+Mills" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Janet_T._Mills" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Janet T. Mills">Janet T. Mills</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/">Governor Janet T. Mills</a> official government website</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.janetmills.com/">Janet Mills for Maine</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210725082241/https://www.janetmills.com/">Archived</a> July 25, 2021, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> campaign website</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?1004041">Appearances</a> on <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Janet_Mills.htm">Janet Mills</a> at <a href="/wiki/On_the_Issues" title="On the Issues">On the Issues</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4ME02085">Financial information (federal office)</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/36856">Profile</a> at <a href="/wiki/Vote_Smart" title="Vote Smart">Vote Smart</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Gooley" title="Walter Gooley">Walter Gooley</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a><br />from the 78th district </b><br />2002–2004 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Nutting_(politician)" title="Robert Nutting (politician)">Robert Nutting</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Lillian LaFontaine O'Brien</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a><br />from the 89th district </b><br />2004–2009 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Harvell" title="Lance Harvell">Lance Harvell</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #DDCEF2;">Legal offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/G._Steven_Rowe" title="G. Steven Rowe">Steven Rowe</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">Attorney General of Maine</a> </b><br />2009–2011 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_Schneider_(politician)" title="William Schneider (politician)">William Schneider</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">William Schneider</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">Attorney General of Maine</a> </b><br />2013–2019 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Frey" title="Aaron Frey">Aaron Frey</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michaud" title="Mike Michaud">Mike Michaud</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/2018_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Maine gubernatorial election">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Maine gubernatorial election">2022</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Most recent</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">Paul LePage</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Governor of Maine </b><br />2019–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cfc;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">U.S. order of precedence</a> (ceremonial) </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2"><b> <a href="/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">Order of precedence of the United States</a> </b><br />Within Maine </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Mayor of city<br />in which event is held</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Otherwise <a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">Mike Johnson</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a> </b></i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Alabama" title="List of governors of Alabama">Governor of Alabama</a> </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/United_States_order_of_precedence" title="United States order of precedence">Order of precedence of the United States</a> </b><br />Outside Maine </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Mike Parson</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Missouri" title="List of governors of Missouri">Governor of Missouri</a> </b></i> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Governors_of_Maine" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Governors_of_Maine" title="Template:Governors of Maine"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Governors_of_Maine" title="Template talk:Governors of Maine"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Governors_of_Maine" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Governors of Maine"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Governors_of_Maine" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Maine" title="List of governors of Maine">Governors of Maine</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_King_(governor)" title="William King (governor)">W. King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_D._Williamson" title="William D. Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Ames" title="Benjamin Ames">Ames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Rose_(politician)" title="Daniel Rose (politician)">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albion_Parris" title="Albion Parris">Parris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enoch_Lincoln" title="Enoch Lincoln">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Cutler" title="Nathan Cutler">Cutler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Hall" title="Joshua Hall">Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_G._Hunton" title="Jonathan G. Hunton">Hunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_E._Smith" title="Samuel E. Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_P._Dunlap" title="Robert P. Dunlap">Dunlap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kent" title="Edward Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fairfield" title="John Fairfield">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Vose" title="Richard H. Vose">Vose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kent" title="Edward Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fairfield" title="John Fairfield">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kavanagh" title="Edward Kavanagh">Kavanagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Dunn_(Maine_politician)" title="David Dunn (Maine politician)">Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_J._Anderson" title="Hugh J. Anderson">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Dana" title="John W. Dana">Dana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hubbard_(Maine_politician)" title="John Hubbard (Maine politician)">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_G._Crosby" title="William G. Crosby">Crosby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson_Morrill" title="Anson Morrill">A. Morrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Wells" title="Samuel Wells">Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannibal_Hamlin" title="Hannibal Hamlin">Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Williams" title="Joseph H. Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lot_M._Morrill" title="Lot M. Morrill">L. Morrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Washburn_Jr." title="Israel Washburn Jr.">Washburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abner_Coburn" title="Abner Coburn">Coburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Cony" title="Samuel Cony">Cony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain" title="Joshua Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Perham" title="Sidney Perham">Perham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Dingley_Jr." title="Nelson Dingley Jr.">Dingley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seldon_Connor" title="Seldon Connor">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Garcelon" title="Alonzo Garcelon">Garcelon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_F._Davis" title="Daniel F. Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_M._Plaisted" title="Harris M. Plaisted">H. Plaisted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Robie" title="Frederick Robie">Robie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Bodwell" title="Joseph R. Bodwell">Bodwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Streeter_Marble" title="Sebastian Streeter Marble">Marble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_C._Burleigh" title="Edwin C. Burleigh">Burleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Cleaves" title="Henry B. Cleaves">Cleaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Llewellyn_Powers" title="Llewellyn Powers">Powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fremont_Hill" title="John Fremont Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_T._Cobb" title="William T. Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_M._Fernald" title="Bert M. Fernald">Fernald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Plaisted" title="Frederick W. Plaisted">F. Plaisted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_T._Haines" title="William T. Haines">Haines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakley_C._Curtis" title="Oakley C. Curtis">O. Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Milliken" title="Carl Milliken">Milliken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederic_Hale_Parkhurst" title="Frederic Hale Parkhurst">Parkhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percival_P._Baxter" title="Percival P. Baxter">Baxter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Brewster" title="Owen Brewster">Brewster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Tudor_Gardiner" title="William Tudor Gardiner">Gardiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_J._Brann" title="Louis J. Brann">Brann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_O._Barrows" title="Lewis O. Barrows">Barrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumner_Sewall" title="Sumner Sewall">Sewall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Hildreth" title="Horace Hildreth">Hildreth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_G._Payne" title="Frederick G. Payne">Payne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_M._Cross" title="Burton M. Cross">Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_M._Haskell" title="Nathaniel M. Haskell">N. Haskell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_M._Cross" title="Burton M. Cross">Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Muskie" title="Edmund Muskie">Muskie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Haskell" title="Robert Haskell">R. Haskell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Clauson" title="Clinton Clauson">Clauson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Reed" title="John H. Reed">Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Curtis" title="Kenneth M. Curtis">K. Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Longley" title="James B. Longley">Longley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_E._Brennan" title="Joseph E. Brennan">Brennan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_R._McKernan_Jr." title="John R. McKernan Jr.">McKernan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_King" title="Angus King">A. King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Baldacci" title="John Baldacci">Baldacci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_LePage" title="Paul LePage">LePage</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mills</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg/75px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg/113px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_Governor_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="260" /></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Maine_Women&#039;s_Hall_of_Fame" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Maine_Women%27s_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:Maine Women's Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Maine_Women%27s_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template talk:Maine Women's Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Maine_Women%27s_Hall_of_Fame" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Maine Women's Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Maine_Women&#039;s_Hall_of_Fame" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Women%27s_Hall_of_Fame" title="Maine Women's Hall of Fame">Maine Women's Hall of Fame</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="1990s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">1990s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Chase_Smith" title="Margaret Chase Smith">Margaret Chase Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabel_Sine_Wadsworth" title="Mabel Sine Wadsworth">Mabel Sine Wadsworth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Laughlin" title="Gail Laughlin">Gail Laughlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_S._Russell" title="Elizabeth S. Russell">Elizabeth S. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilda_E._Nardone" title="Gilda E. Nardone">Gilda E. Nardone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1992</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ninetta_May_Runnals" title="Ninetta May Runnals">Ninetta May Runnals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1993</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_M._Healy" title="Dorothy M. Healy">Dorothy M. Healy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esther_E._Wood" title="Esther E. Wood">Esther E. Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1995</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eloise_Vitelli" title="Eloise Vitelli">Eloise Vitelli</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1996</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_W._Crandall" title="Elizabeth W. Crandall">Elizabeth W. Crandall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marti_Stevens_(educator)" title="Marti Stevens (educator)">Marti Stevens (educator)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1997</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethel_Wilson_Gammon" title="Ethel Wilson Gammon">Ethel Wilson Gammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Brown_Schrumpf" title="Mildred Brown Schrumpf">Mildred Brown Schrumpf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1998</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lois_Galgay_Reckitt" title="Lois Galgay Reckitt">Lois Galgay Reckitt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Libby_Mitchell" title="Libby Mitchell">Libby Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympia_Snowe" title="Olympia Snowe">Olympia Snowe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2000s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2000s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_D._Gentile" title="Caroline D. Gentile">Caroline D. Gentile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Benoit" title="Joan Benoit">Joan Benoit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Smith_Dyer" title="Linda Smith Dyer">Linda Smith Dyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chellie_Pingree" title="Chellie Pingree">Chellie Pingree</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2002</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theodora_J._Kalikow" class="mw-redirect" title="Theodora J. Kalikow">Theodora J. Kalikow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2003</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_H._Hensel" title="Nancy H. Hensel">Nancy H. Hensel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2004</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_H._Abrams" title="Sharon H. Abrams">Sharon H. Abrams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Magyar_Isaacson" title="Judith Magyar Isaacson">Judith Magyar Isaacson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2005</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_M._Collins" title="Patricia M. Collins">Patricia M. Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Paradis" title="Judy Paradis">Judy Paradis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2006</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chilton_R._Knudsen" title="Chilton R. Knudsen">Chilton R. Knudsen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2007</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Fortman" title="Laura Fortman">Laura Fortman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_McCormick" title="Dale McCormick">Dale McCormick</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2008</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Heck" title="Karen Heck">Karen Heck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence_Brooks_Whitehouse" title="Florence Brooks Whitehouse">Florence Brooks Whitehouse</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Barker" title="Sharon Barker">Sharon Barker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2010s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2010s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thelma_C._Swain" title="Thelma C. Swain">Thelma C. Swain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katherine_O._Musgrave" title="Katherine O. Musgrave">Katherine O. Musgrave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Collins" title="Susan Collins">Susan Collins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2012</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Lockhart" title="Ruth Lockhart">Ruth Lockhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Farrar" title="Mary Farrar">Mary Farrar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2013</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Cathcart" title="Mary Cathcart">Mary Cathcart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyn_Mikel_Brown" title="Lyn Mikel Brown">Lyn Mikel Brown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2014</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_G._Lachance" title="Laurie G. Lachance">Laurie G. Lachance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_E._Ryan" title="Patricia E. Ryan">Patricia E. Ryan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2015</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ellen_F._Golden" title="Ellen F. Golden">Ellen F. Golden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_W._Woodlee" title="Barbara W. Woodlee">Barbara W. Woodlee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2016</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connie_Adler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Connie Adler (page does not exist)">Connie Adler</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Ward_Saxl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elizabeth Ward Saxl (page does not exist)">Elizabeth Ward Saxl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2017</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Schonberger" title="Ann Schonberger">Ann Schonberger</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clara_Swan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clara Swan (page does not exist)">Clara Swan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Clukey" title="Julia Clukey">Julia Clukey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_Rod_Crosby" title="Fly Rod Crosby">Cornelia Thurza Crosby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2019</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Darylen_McQuirk_Cote&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darylen McQuirk Cote (page does not exist)">Darylen McQuirk Cote</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Janet Mills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2020s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2020s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joanne_D%E2%80%99Arcangelo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joanne D’Arcangelo (page does not exist)">Joanne D’Arcangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Betty-Jane_Stanhope_Meader&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader (page does not exist)">Betty-Jane Stanhope Meader</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2021</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joyce_Taylor_Gibson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joyce Taylor Gibson (page does not exist)">Joyce Taylor Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Saufley" title="Leigh Saufley">Leigh Saufley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2022</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Judy_Kahrl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judy Kahrl (page does not exist)">Judy Kahrl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Meir" title="Jessica Meir">Jessica Meir</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2023</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandra_L._Caron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandra L. Caron (page does not exist)">Sandra L. Caron</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r999519993">.mw-parser-output .nocolbreak{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Governors_and_executives_of_U.S._states_and_territories" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:U.S._Governors" title="Template:U.S. Governors"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:U.S._Governors" title="Template talk:U.S. Governors"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:U.S._Governors" title="Special:EditPage/Template:U.S. Governors"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Governors_and_executives_of_U.S._states_and_territories" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors" title="List of current United States governors">Governors and executives of U.S. states and territories</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a>:</b> <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Ivey</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_(politician)" title="Mike Dunleavy (politician)">Dunleavy</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Hobbs</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Huckabee_Sanders" title="Sarah Huckabee Sanders">Huckabee Sanders</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Newsom" title="Gavin Newsom">Newsom</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado" title="Governor of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jared_Polis" title="Jared Polis">Polis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ned_Lamont" title="Ned Lamont">Lamont</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Carney_(Delaware_politician)" title="John Carney (Delaware politician)">Carney</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_DeSantis" title="Ron DeSantis">DeSantis</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Georgia (U.S. state)">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kemp" title="Brian Kemp">Kemp</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Green_(politician)" title="Josh Green (politician)">Green</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Little" title="Brad Little">Little</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">Pritzker</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Indiana" title="Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holcomb" title="Eric Holcomb">Holcomb</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Reynolds" title="Kim Reynolds">Reynolds</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laura_Kelly" title="Laura Kelly">Kelly</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andy_Beshear" title="Andy Beshear">Beshear</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Landry</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mills</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maryland" title="Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wes_Moore" title="Wes Moore">Moore</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Healey</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Michigan" title="Governor of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Whitmer</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Walz</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Reeves</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Parson" title="Mike Parson">Parson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gianforte" title="Greg Gianforte">Gianforte</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pillen" title="Jim Pillen">Pillen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Lombardo</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Hampshire" title="Governor of New Hampshire">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sununu" title="Chris Sununu">Sununu</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Murphy</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Lujan_Grisham" title="Michelle Lujan Grisham">Lujan Grisham</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of New York (state)">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Hochul" title="Kathy Hochul">Hochul</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roy_Cooper" title="Roy Cooper">Cooper</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Doug_Burgum" title="Doug Burgum">Burgum</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">DeWine</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Stitt</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Oregon" title="Governor of Oregon">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Kotek</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Shapiro</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_McKee" title="Dan McKee">McKee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_McMaster" title="Henry McMaster">McMaster</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristi_Noem" title="Kristi Noem">Noem</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee_politician)" title="Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)">Lee</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Abbott</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Cox" title="Spencer Cox">Cox</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Scott" title="Phil Scott">Scott</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Youngkin</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington (state)">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Inslee" title="Jay Inslee">Inslee</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of West Virginia">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Justice" title="Jim Justice">Justice</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Evers</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Gordon" title="Mark Gordon">Gordon</a> (R)</div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Washington, D.C.">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Bowser</a> (D), Mayor</span></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lemanu_Peleti_Mauga" title="Lemanu Peleti Mauga">Mauga</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lou_Leon_Guerrero" title="Lou Leon Guerrero">Guerrero</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palacios" title="Arnold Palacios">Palacios</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Governor of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pierluisi</a> (PNP/D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Bryan_Jr." title="Albert Bryan Jr.">Bryan</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 27 (27 states)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 28 (23 states, 4 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Statewide_political_officials_of_Maine" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Maine_statewide_political_officials" title="Template:Maine statewide political officials"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Maine_statewide_political_officials" title="Template talk:Maine statewide political officials"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Maine_statewide_political_officials" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Maine statewide political officials"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Statewide_political_officials_of_Maine" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Statewide political officials of <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. senators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Collins" title="Susan Collins">Susan Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_King" title="Angus King">Angus King</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Seal_of_Maine.svg/90px-Seal_of_Maine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Seal_of_Maine.svg/135px-Seal_of_Maine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Seal_of_Maine.svg/180px-Seal_of_Maine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="325" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">State government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Janet Mills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenna_Bellows" title="Shenna Bellows">Shenna Bellows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Maine" title="Secretary of State of Maine">Secretary of State</a> (elected by Legislature)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Frey" title="Aaron Frey">Aaron Frey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Attorney_General" title="Maine Attorney General">Attorney General</a> (elected by Legislature)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Beck_(politician)" title="Henry Beck (politician)">Henry Beck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Treasurer" title="Maine State Treasurer">Treasurer</a> (elected by Legislature)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Dunlap" title="Matthew Dunlap">Matthew Dunlap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_State_Auditor" title="Maine State Auditor">Auditor</a> (elected by Legislature)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)" title="Troy Jackson (politician)">Troy Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of the Maine Senate">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eloise_Vitelli" title="Eloise Vitelli">Eloise Vitelli</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trey_Stewart" title="Trey Stewart">Trey Stewart</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Talbot_Ross" title="Rachel Talbot Ross">Rachel Talbot Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Maine_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives">Speaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Terry" title="Maureen Terry">Maureen Terry</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Bob_Faulkingham" title="Billy Bob Faulkingham">Billy Bob Faulkingham</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Maine Supreme Judicial Court">Supreme Court</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Stanfill" title="Valerie Stanfill">Valerie Stanfill</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Mead" title="Andrew Mead">Andrew Mead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_M._Horton" title="Andrew M. Horton">Andrew M. Horton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connors" title="Catherine Connors">Catherine Connors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_E._Lawrence" title="Rick E. Lawrence">Rick E. Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_R._Douglas" title="Wayne R. Douglas">Wayne R. Douglas</a></li> <li><i>1 seat vacant</i>, Associate Justices</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153618#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153618#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153618#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/6328155105786276320008">VIAF</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvhktrv8HtQc4MDypyjmd">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/1178820718">Germany</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61w33ss">SNAC</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&oldid=1258612206">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&oldid=1258612206</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1947_births" title="Category:1947 births">1947 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_Maine_politicians" title="Category:21st-century Maine politicians">21st-century Maine politicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_American_women_politicians" title="Category:21st-century American women politicians">21st-century American women politicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Democratic_Party_governors_of_Maine" title="Category:Democratic Party governors of Maine">Democratic Party governors of Maine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Maine_attorneys_general" title="Category:Maine attorneys general">Maine attorneys general</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Maine_lawyers" title="Category:Maine lawyers">Maine lawyers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Democratic_Party_members_of_the_Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Category:Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives">Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Politicians_from_Farmington,_Maine" title="Category:Politicians from Farmington, Maine">Politicians from Farmington, Maine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:University_of_Maine_School_of_Law_alumni" title="Category:University of Maine School of Law alumni">University of Maine School of Law alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:University_of_Massachusetts_Boston_alumni" title="Category:University of Massachusetts Boston alumni">University of Massachusetts Boston alumni</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Women_state_legislators_in_Maine" title="Category:Women state legislators in Maine">Women state legislators in Maine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Women_state_governors_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Women state governors of the United States">Women state governors of the United States</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Women_state_constitutional_officers_of_Maine" title="Category:Women state constitutional officers of Maine">Women state constitutional officers of Maine</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown" title="Category:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown">CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_American_English_from_November_2018" title="Category:Use American English from November 2018">Use American English from November 2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_American_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in American English">All Wikipedia articles written in American English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_October_2011" title="Category:Use mdy dates from October 2011">Use mdy dates from October 2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_appearing_on_C-SPAN" title="Category:People appearing on C-SPAN">People appearing on C-SPAN</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 17:37<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janet_Mills&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-h78vk","wgBackendResponseTime":227,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"1.398","walltime":"1.617","ppvisitednodes":{"value":20481,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":337461,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":27701,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":23,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":11,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":294342,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 1446.039 1 -total"," 32.28% 466.742 1 Template:Reflist"," 23.53% 340.271 1 Template:Infobox_officeholder"," 13.48% 194.979 7 Template:Navbox"," 13.32% 192.652 44 Template:Cite_web"," 11.67% 168.819 20 Template:Cite_news"," 8.44% 122.037 1 Template:U.S._Governors"," 8.29% 119.892 1 Template:US_states_navbox_with_columns"," 7.62% 110.136 17 Template:Infobox_officeholder/office"," 6.84% 98.841 36 Template:Main_other"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.786","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":14085613,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\n\"\"\n"},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-rbglq","timestamp":"20241124075517","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Janet Mills","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Janet_Mills","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6153618","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q6153618","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2009-01-31T22:48:42Z","dateModified":"2024-11-20T17:37:13Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/a8\/Maine_congressional_delegation_meets_with_Gov_Janet_Mills_%28cropped%29.jpg","headline":"American politician and 75th governor of Maine"}</script> </body> </html>