Biography
Jessica Blanchard is the Democratic candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, District 69, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where she faces incumbent Republican Dean Cray.[1] A nonprofit professional and the director of training at Good Will-Hinckley, she also ran for the seat in 2024.[1][2]
Blanchard earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2004 and a graduate degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2018.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, she said she owned a home-based childcare center when her four children were young and later worked in nonprofit and business roles in training and facilitation.[2] She said she serves as Director of Training at Good Will-Hinckley and lives in Palmyra with her husband.[2]
Blanchard lost the Maine House District 69 general election to Dean Cray in 2024.[1] In the 2024 survey, she named defending democratic values and reproductive freedom among her key messages.[2]
- 1.Jessica Blanchard - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Jessica Blanchard - Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Maine House District 69
Jessica Blanchard is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Maine House District 69 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
