Chellie Pingree
U.S. Congressperson
1955 –
Who is Chellie Pingree?
Rochelle M. "Chellie" Pingree is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. The district includes most of the southern part of the state, including Portland and Augusta.
Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader from 1996 to 2000. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to Republican Susan Collins. From 2003 to 2006, she was President and CEO of Common Cause. She is the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1955
Minneapolis - Also known as
- Rochelle Johnson
- Rochelle M. Pingree
- Spouses
- Charlie Pingree
(1975 - 1994) - Donald Sussman
(2011/06/18 - )
- Charlie Pingree
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, College of the Atlantic
Human ecology
( - 1979) - University of Southern Maine
( - 1978)
- Bachelor of Arts, College of the Atlantic
- Lived in
- Minnesota
- Maine
- North Haven
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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