Pamela Swift

Pamela Swift is the Democratic candidate for the Maine House of Representatives, District 62, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where she faces incumbent Republican Katrina Smith.[1] A farmer and former OB/GYN from Palermo, she previously ran for the seat in 2022 and 2024.[1][2]

Swift earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 1984 and an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1988.[1] In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, she said she completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and joined a practice specializing in high-risk obstetrics, where she became a full business partner.[2] After 23 years practicing medicine, she said, she bought a farm in Palermo with her husband, where they raise sheep, laying hens and pigs.[2]

Swift has been affiliated with the Palermo Community Library, Branch Mills Grange #336 and the Palermo Historical Society.[1] In the 2022 survey she said she was serving her second term on the Palermo Select Board.[2] She lost the Maine House District 62 general election to Katrina Smith in 2022 and again in 2024, and won the Democratic primary on June 9, 2026.[1] In the 2022 survey, Swift listed health care, agriculture and the environment as her key issues, including health insurance coverage for all, small family farms and PFAS contamination.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.