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Heather Abbott
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Heather Abbott (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 47. She lost in the Democratic primary on July 14, 2020.
Abbott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 47
Arthur Bell defeated Anne Fleming in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 47 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Arthur Bell (D) | 70.5 | 4,831 |
| Anne Fleming (R) | 29.5 | 2,025 | ||
| Total votes: 6,856 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Arthur Bell in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 2,425 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 47
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Anne Fleming in round 1 .
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Total votes: 752 |
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Heather Abbott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Abbott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Heather Abbott is a community volunteer and mother of three young children. She serves as Chairperson of Yarmouth's Committee for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, and acts as Digital Coordinator for Yarmouth's K-8 PTO.
Heather Abbott fell in love with the values and community that thrive in Yarmouth which made the decision to begin a family there abundantly clear. Together, her family enjoys hiking Bradbury Mountain, skipping stones on the Royal River, and smelling the variety of flowers Maine has to offer.
- Heather is dedicated and determined to being a compassionate voice for her community. She hopes to bring her passion for public service to the State House where she can devote herself to ensuring that our communities continue to thrive.
- Heather is a founding member and chairperson of Yarmouth's Committee for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. Through this work, she has been passionately dedicated to reducing local impact on climate change while working to return any savings generated from renewable energy innovation back to Yarmouth taxpayers.
- Heather volunteers as the Digital Coordinator for the Yarmouth PTO supporting the William H. Rowe School, Yarmouth Elementary School and Harrison Middle School. Her excellent communication skills are essential to the PTO's ability to convey important information to all school families. Staying current with PTO fundraising and school activities provides Heather with valuable insight into Yarmouth's unique town needs.
Heather looks forward to the opportunity to fight for legislation that supports Mainers through the coronavirus crisis, protects the environment, invests in education, promotes equality, expands access to healthcare, and helps senior Mainers remain here in Maine.
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Maine House of Representatives
Representatives
District 1
Lucien Daigle (R)
District 2
Roger Albert (R)
District 3
Mark Babin (R)
District 4
District 5
Joseph Underwood (R)
District 6
Donald Ardell (R)
District 7
Gregory Swallow (R)
District 8
Tracy Quint (R)
District 9
Arthur Mingo (R)
District 10
William Tuell (R)
District 11
Tiffany Strout (R)
District 12
District 13
Russell White (R)
District 14
Gary Friedmann (D)
District 15
Holly Eaton (D)
District 16
Nina Milliken (D)
District 17
Steven Bishop (R)
District 18
Mathew McIntyre (R)
District 19
Richard Campbell (R)
District 20
Dani O'Halloran (D)
District 21
Ambureen Rana (D)
District 22
Laura Supica (D)
District 23
Amy Roeder (D)
District 24
Sean Faircloth (D)
District 25
Laurie Osher (D)
District 26
James Dill (D)
District 27
Gary Drinkwater (R)
District 28
Irene Gifford (R)
District 29
Kathy Javner (R)
District 30
James White (R)
District 31
Chad Perkins (R)
District 32
Steven Foster (R)
District 33
Kenneth Fredette (R)
District 34
Abigail Griffin (R)
District 35
James Thorne (R)
District 36
Kimberly Haggan (R)
District 37
Reagan Paul (R)
District 38
Benjamin Hymes (R)
District 39
Janice Dodge (D)
District 40
D. Michael Ray (D)
District 41
Victoria Doudera (D)
District 42
Valli Geiger (D)
District 43
Ann Matlack (D)
District 44
William Pluecker (I)
District 45
Abden Simmons (R)
District 46
Lydia Crafts (D)
District 47
Wayne Farrin (D)
District 48
Holly Stover (D)
District 49
Allison Hepler (D)
District 50
David Sinclair (D)
District 51
Rafael Macias (D)
District 52
Sally Cluchey (D)
District 53
Michael Lemelin (R)
District 54
Karen Montell (D)
District 55
Daniel Shagoury (D)
District 56
District 57
Tavis Hasenfus (D)
District 58
Sharon Frost (U)
District 59
David Rollins (D)
District 60
William Bridgeo (D)
District 61
Alicia Collins (R)
District 62
Katrina Smith (R)
District 63
Paul Flynn (R)
District 64
Flavia DeBrito (D)
District 65
Cassie Julia (D)
District 66
Robert Nutting (R)
District 67
Shelley Rudnicki (R)
District 68
Amanda Collamore (R)
District 69
Dean Cray (R)
District 70
Jennifer Poirier (R)
District 71
John Ducharme (R)
District 72
Elizabeth Caruso (R)
District 73
District 74
Randall Hall (R)
District 75
Stephan Bunker (D)
District 76
Sheila Lyman (R)
District 77
District 78
District 79
Michael Lance (R)
District 80
Caldwell Jackson (R)
District 81
Peter Wood (R)
District 82
Nathan Wadsworth (R)
District 83
Marygrace Cimino (R)
District 84
Mark Walker (R)
District 85
District 86
Rolf Olsen (R)
District 87
David Boyer (R)
District 88
Quentin Chapman (R)
District 89
Adam Lee (D)
District 90
Laurel Libby (R)
District 91
Joshua Morris (R)
District 92
Stephen Wood (R)
District 93
Julia McCabe (D)
District 94
Kristen Cloutier (D)
District 95
Mana Abdi (D)
District 96
Michel Lajoie (D)
District 97
Richard Mason (R)
District 98
Kilton Webb (D)
District 99
Cheryl Golek (D)
District 100
Dan Ankeles (D)
District 101
Poppy Arford (D)
District 102
Melanie Sachs (D)
District 103
Arthur Bell (D)
District 104
Amy Arata (R)
District 105
Anne Graham (D)
District 106
Barbara Bagshaw (R)
District 107
Mark Cooper (R)
District 108
Parnell Terry (D)
District 109
Eleanor Sato (D)
District 110
District 111
Amy Kuhn (D)
District 112
District 113
Grayson Lookner (D)
District 114
Dylan Pugh (D)
District 115
Michael Brennan (D)
District 116
Samuel Zager (D)
District 117
Matthew Moonen (D)
District 118
Yusuf Yusuf (D)
District 119
Charles Skold (D)
District 120
Deqa Dhalac (D)
District 121
District 122
Matthew Beck (D)
District 123
Michelle Boyer (D)
District 124
Sophia Warren (D)
District 125
District 126
Andrew Gattine (D)
District 127
Morgan Rielly (D)
District 128
District 129
Marshall Archer (D)
District 130
Lynn Copeland (D)
District 131
Lori Gramlich (D)
District 132
Ryan Fecteau (D)
District 133
Marc Malon (D)
District 134
Traci Gere (D)
District 135
Daniel Sayre (D)
District 136
John Eder (R)
District 137
Nathan Carlow (R)
District 138
Mark Blier (R)
District 139
David Woodsome (R)
District 140
Wayne Parry (R)
District 141
Lucas Lanigan (R)
District 142
District 143
District 144
Jeffrey Adams (R)
District 145
Robert Foley (R)
District 146
Walter Runte (D)
District 147
Holly Sargent (D)
District 148
Thomas Lavigne (R)
District 149
Tiffany Roberts (D)
District 150
Michele Meyer (D)
District 151
Kristi Mathieson (D)
Democratic Party (76)
Republican Party (73)
Independent (1)
Unenrolled (1)
