Andre Cushing III

Who is Andre Cushing III?

Andre E. Cushing III is an American politician from Maine. Cushing is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 33rd Senate District, representing Carmel, Charleston,Corinna, Corinth, Dexter, Dixmont, Etna, Exeter, Garland, Glenburn, Hampden, Kenduskeag, Levant, Newburgh, Newport, Plymouth, and Stetson Maine and his residence in Hampden. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2008 and then the Maine senate in 2012. He has also served on the Hampden Town Council, and, as of 2011, was deputy mayor of the town. After the Republicans took over the Maine House of Representatives in 2010, Cushing was named the Assistant Majority Leader for the 125th Maine Legislature.

In 2010, he was named chair of the Elections Committee and House Chair of the Select Committee on Joint Rules. In 2012 he was appointed to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development as the Senate lead. He also was appointed to the decentennial Commission on Apportionment to work on redistricting of house, senate and county commissioner districts.