Governor of Maine
Hannah Pingree
Former director, Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (2019–2025); former Speaker of the Maine HouseD
- Race
- Governor of Maine
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Bobby Charles (R); Rick Bennett (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
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Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
Hannah Pingree is the Democratic nominee for governor. She served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010, including as Speaker from 2008 to 2010, and directed Gov. Janet Mills's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future from 2019 to 2025.[1][2]
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2026-11-03
| Hannah Pingree D | challenger |
| Bobby Charles R | challenger |
| Rick Bennett IND | challenger |
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Proposes launching a state public health insurance option.
Documented position[3]
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Proposes cutting red tape to speed housing permitting and supporting local zoning reforms that increase density, alongside $100 million a year for affordable housing development.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Proposes building on Maine's new millionaire's tax to advance further progressive tax reform and requiring non-resident second-home owners to pay a fairer share.
Documented position[3]
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Biography
Hannah Pingree is the Democratic nominee for governor. She served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010, including as Speaker from 2008 to 2010, and directed Gov. Janet Mills's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future from 2019 to 2025.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Pingree was born in Belfast, Maine, grew up on North Haven, and graduated from Brown University in 1998 with a degree in political science.[1][5]
She served four terms in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010, representing District 36, chairing the Health and Human Services Committee, serving as Majority Leader from 2006 to 2008 and as Speaker from 2008 to 2010.[1][5]
From 2019 to 2025 Pingree directed the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future under Gov. Janet Mills.[1][5]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- billHer campaign says she faced down corporate lobbyists and an all-out campaign from the chemical industry to pass the Kid-Safe Products Act, a law to remove toxic chemicals from everyday toys and clothing. The legislature's text for the related 123rd Legislature law is L.D. 2048, 'An Act To Protect Children's Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Children's Products' (Public Law ch. 643).[6][7]
- actionIn the Mills administration, her campaign says she spearheaded the largest pipeline of new housing in production in MaineHousing's 50-year history.[6]
In their own words
Priorities
- Affordability agenda 'Maine's Next Chapter': $100 million a year for affordable housing, permitting reform, lower energy bills, and holding utilities accountable.[3]
- A public health insurance option, lower prescription drug costs, affordable child care and universal free pre-K.[3]
- Property tax relief by doubling the homestead exemption, and further progressive tax reform building on Maine's new millionaire's tax.[3]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Hannah Pingree · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Accomplishments · Hannah Pingree for Governor · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.Hannah Pingree Releases Maine's Next Chapter: A State You Can Afford to Call Home · Hannah Pingree for Governor · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Housing Plan · Hannah Pingree for Governor · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 5.Hannah Pingree · Ballotpedia Reference
- 6.Accomplishments · Hannah Pingree for Governor · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 7.Public Law, Chapter 643 (L.D. 2048), 123rd Legislature · Maine Legislature · 2026-10-19 Official record