Anne Haskell

Who is Anne Haskell?

Anne M. Haskell is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Haskell represents part of Portland and Westbrook in the Maine Senate.

Haskell was first elected to the Gorham Town Council in 1986. She served on both the Gorham Town Council until 1989. In 1988, Haskell was elected to the Maine House of Representatives to represent a portion of Gorham. She served in the House from Gorham until 1994. In 2006, she was re-elected as a representative, this time from Portland's 117 district. Haskell was re-elected in 2008 and 2010. During the 2010-2012 term in the legislature, Haskell served as the ranking House Democrat on the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.

During the 2012 U.S. Senate election, Haskell served as unenrolled Angus King's Cumberland County campaign chair.

She was elected to replace fellow Democrat Joseph Brannigan on November 6, 2012, defeating her Republican challenger with 72% of the vote. In July of the following year, following the resignation of Majority Leader Seth Goodall, Haskell was appointed Assistant Majority Leader of the Maine Senate.