Hannah Pingree

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says Maine faces a "crisis of affordability" and that she is "ready on day one to get to work."[9]
• Proposes investing $100 million a year in housing construction and preservation.[3],[8]
• Focuses on health care costs, saying "This is about healthcare that we can afford."[10]
• Presents herself as someone who looks for common ground, saying she was unanimously elected House Speaker and forged bipartisan agreements on budgets, housing and climate.[8]

Background

• Director, Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (also co-chaired the Maine Climate Council) · 2019–2025[2],[11]
• Ran a small business and a local housing organization; chaired local school board, North Haven · After 2010[2],[11]
• Speaker of the House, Maine House of Representatives · 2008–2010[8],[11]
• House Majority Leader, Maine House of Representatives · 2006–2008[11]
• State Representative, Maine House of Representatives · 2002–2010[8],[11]

Education

• B.A., Brown University[8],[11]

Where they stand

• Housing
  Proposes $100 million a year for housing, a 90-day permit time limit for most new projects, steps to stop out-of-state investors from buying mobile home parks and affordable housing, and 1,000 construction apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships.[3]
• Taxes
  Proposes doubling the homestead exemption, expanding the Property Tax Fairness Credit, and taxing second homes owned by non-Maine residents at higher rates.[4],[8]
• Health Care
  Proposes a state-backed public health insurance option, multi-state drug purchasing, and limits on prior authorization and private equity buyouts of health facilities.[5],[8]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports 100% clean energy by 2040, tying utility profits to lower bills and performance, and a moratorium on new AI data centers until they pay their own way.[6]
• Education
  Proposes a $50,000 minimum starting teacher salary, free full-day pre-K for every 4-year-old, and keeping free community college permanent.[7],[8]
• Abortion
  Supports the right to an abortion.[8]
• Immigration
  Says an immigrant workforce is essential to Maine's economy.[8]

Voting record

Hannah Pingree has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words