Rep. Mark Dion is serving his second term in the Legislature and has been appointed House chair of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee for the 126th Legislature.

Rep. Dion has most recently served three terms as the Sheriff for Cumberland County. In that capacity, he has been an advocate on mental health and substance abuse policy, community correction practices, and inter-agency partnerships involving public health and safety.

Rep. Dion is a graduate of Harvard University’s Senior Executives Program in State and Local Government. He is also a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and is practicing law in Portland.

He resides in Portland with his wife, Cheryl.