Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell

Democratic Party

Elizabeth Mitchell was a Democratic member of the Maine State Senate. She represented District 24 since 2004, and served as President of the Senate during that time. Mitchell was re-elected in November of 2008. Before her time as Senator, Mitchell was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1974 to 1984 and 1991 to 1998. Mitchell was the 2010 Democratic candidate for the Maine Governor's race in 2010.

Mitchell graduated from Furman University with her Bachelor's degree and North Carolina with her Master's Degree. Mitchell later earned her law degree from Maine Law.

Mitchell is a practicing Attorney and a former teacher.

District 24

Mitchell represented Maine Senate District 24. District 24 includes a portion of Kennebec County.

Elections

2010

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2010 and Gubernatorial elections, 2010

Mitchell did not seek re-election to the 24th District Seat in 2010, although she was eligible to do so. She instead ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine. Paul LePage ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mitchell ran for District 24 of the Maine State Senate, beating Kimberly Davis.

Mitchell raised $21,518 for her campaign.

Maine State Senate, District 24
Candidates		Votes
Elizabeth Mitchell (D)		12,321
Kimberly Davis (R)		7,208

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Personal

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Elizabeth is married to Jim Mitchell. They have four children and reside in Vassalboro, Maine.

See also

• Governor of Maine
• Maine gubernatorial election, 2010

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 1996
• Mitchell's gubernatorial campaign twitter
• State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Maine Senate District 24 2004–2010	Succeeded by Roger Katz (R)

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)