About
Rep. Cornell du Houx
Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx currently serves the people of Brunswick (District
66) in Maine’s House of Representatives. He serves on the Energy,
Utilities and Technology Committee and is chair of the Veterans Caucus.
Rep. Cornell du Houx also serves as vice-chair of the National Council of
State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Energy and Agriculture Committee and sits
on NCSL’s the Criminal Justice Committee. Alex serves on the task
force on substance abuse and is a member of the National Council of Environmental
Legislatures and Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now. He is also
a vice-chair of the DNC Veterans Council and member of the DNC Youth Council.
Alex grew up in the small town of Solon and attended Bowdoin College
as a George Mitchell Scholar. He joined the Marine Reserves in
2002 and was deployed to Iraq with the Marines’ Alpha Company
in 2006 – where he spent a year patrolling the streets in
and around Fallujah. After his return, Alex continued his work
serving Maine’s communities through community and public
service.
Alex led a service trip to Guatemala with the program Safe Passage,
to help kids move from working in the city dump to gaining an education.
He also worked in Peru to help build playgrounds for children in
Lima’s poorest areas. At home in Maine, Alex volunteers and
serves on the board of Maine’s Habitat for Humanity and volunteered
in local schools for the past six years. He coaches lacrosse and
soccer at Brunswick Junior High School and conducted a year of
service with AmeriCorps. Alex also chairs the Mitchell Institute's
Alumni Council, which works to provide opportunity and access to
higher education.
Prior to elected office, Alex worked for the Governors’ Office
of Health Policy and Finance. He currently works to promote clean
energy and jobs in Brunswick and across Maine and is working to
improve veterans’ issues both in Maine and nationwide, including
access to higher education and health care. He currently works
with the Truman National Security Project on national security
and energy issues.
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News
| March 21, 2012 | Energy efficiency saves money, creates jobs, increases security
By Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx, D-Brunswick
| | March 13, 2012 | Governor’s rushed energy proposals likely to increase costs
Dems say governor’s power grab on energy bills will hurt Maine people
| | February 10, 2012 | Rep. Cornell du Houx begins weekly office hours
| | January 12, 2012 | Area reps. announce College Goal Maine program
| | June 22, 2011 | Local representatives visit White House
Rep. Cornell du Houx and Rep. Herbig meet with president and top officials
| | June 2, 2011 | Reckless health care plan bad for Maine
By: Rep. Anne Graham and Alex Cornell du Houx
| | May 19, 2011 | Committee approves bill to strengthen consumer protections on prepaid oil purchases
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June 10, 2010
June 9, 2010
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To read Alex Cornell Du Houx’s
quotes in the June 10, 2010 issue of the Operation Free, by David
Carkhuff (you will be redirected
to the Opertion Free's website).
Climate change push targets Collins, Snowe ...
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quote on MPBN News (you will be redirected to the MPBN website).
Maine Environmentalists Urge Defeat of Murkowski Resolution ...
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on Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx published in the Military
Times EDGE (you will be redirected to the Military Times EDGE
website) ...
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Committees
Rep. Cornell du Houx serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Energy,
Utilities and Technology.
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Issues
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Legislation
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and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as
legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our
district and throughout the state.
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Contact Me
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me.
You can also contact me at my home:
13 Stanwood Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
Home tel: (207) 319-4511
When the Legislature is in session, you can leave
a message for me by calling the State House Message
Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line:
(207) 287-4469.
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