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Diane Marie Russell (born August 9, 1976) is an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives . She is a member of the Democratic Party .
Political career [ edit ]
When Russell first ran for the State House in 2008, she was working as a cashier at a local convenience store.[1] [2] [3]
In 2011, The Nation [4]
In 2011, Russell introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in Maine. The bill, LD 1453, was voted down in committee (3-8) in March[5] [6] Aaron Libby .[7] [8]
In November 2012, Russell unsuccessfully sought the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives position, losing in a Democratic Party caucus vote to Mark Eves of York County.[9]
In 2016, Russell, who was barred by Maine's term limits law from running again for a House seat, ran for a seat in the Maine Senate, and lost in the Democratic primary election, coming in third among the three candidates.[10]
On August 10, 2017, Russell announced her campaign for Governor of Maine in the 2018 race. [11]
Personal life [ edit ]
Russell is a native of Woodstock, Maine , and is a graduate of Leavitt Area High School .[12] media studies from the University of Southern Maine .[12] public relations consultant .[12]
References [ edit ]
^ "Diane Russell" . maine.gov . Retrieved 22 February 2013 .
^ "The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011" . thenation.com . 2011-12-22. Retrieved 22 February 2013 .
^ Haskell, Meg (March 14, 2011). "Lawmakers vote down marijuana legalization but ease access to medical pot" . Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 10 May 2013 .
^ Miller, Kevin (June 14, 2011). "House votes against fully legalizing pot" . Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 26 March 2013 .
^ Cousins, Christopher (February 21, 2013). "Democratic and Republican legislators unite on bill to legalize and tax marijuana" . Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 26 March 2013 .
^ Byrne, Matt; Hoey, Dennis (2012-11-14). "Maine lawmaker seeks to legalize marijuana" . Portland Press Herald . Retrieved 22 February 2013 .
^ Carkhuff, David (November 14, 2012). "Russell vies for Speaker of the House post; Alfond tapped in Senate" . Portland Daily Sun . Retrieved 11 June 2013 .
^ "Ben Chipman wins hard-fought Democratic Senate primary in Portland" . Portland Press Herald . Retrieved 23 January 2020 .
^ Cousins, Christopher; Staff, B. D. N. "Former state representative launches Democratic bid for Maine governor" . The Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 2017-08-10 .
^ a b c "Diane Russell" . emergemaine.org . Retrieved 22 February 2013 .
External links [ edit ]
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