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Rep. Hinck


Representative
Jon Hinck
District 118 -
Representing part Portland
142 Pine Street
Portland, ME 04102
Home tel: (207) 828-0995

About Rep. Hinck

Representative Jon Hinck is an attorney in Portland who works on behalf of workers, consumers and the environment. He recently spent three years with the Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine's leading environmental advocacy group. With NRCM, Jon worked to promote renewable energy, control mercury pollution and remove chemical hazards from Maine schools. In 2004, he led a successful effort to enact a landmark electronic waste law that enables the environmentally sound recycling of old computers and TVs at manufacturer, not taxpayer, expense.

After getting a bachelor’s from the University of Pennsylvania, Jon worked for Greenpeace for 10 years, including as campaign director for Greenpeace International in charge of the group’s worldwide program. He was instrumental in building Greenpeace USA into one of the largest environmental groups in the U.S. and spearheaded major efforts in marine ecology, energy and toxics issues. In 1990 Jon earned a JD from the University of California Berkeley. In private law practice, first in California and later in Maine, he concentrated on pro-environment and pro-consumer litigation including important work in major environmental cases such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation and MTBE groundwater pollution cases.

Jon's experience includes serving as the acting attorney general for the Republic of Palau, a Pacific Island nation. In 1996 he was a delegate at the Kyoto Convention. Jon has taught environmental law as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Maine and is a member of Portland's Sustainability Task Force. He is married to Juliet Browne, also a Portland attorney. They have a 9-year-old daughter.

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News

September 11, 2008Reps. Hinck, Adams honored for voting records on environmental bills
August 18, 2008Rep. Hinck to serve on heating and energy task force
August 6, 2008Some opportunities during the gas and heating fuel crunch
By Rep. Jon Hinck
July 31, 2008Rep. Hinck reminds Maine seniors and veterans to apply for economic stimulus payments
IRS and AARP have discovered that 31,000 have yet to apply, and time is running out
July 11, 2008Portland legislators named ‘Heroes of the House’
Lawmakers get perfect marks from Maine People’s Alliance
April 15, 2008Legislature enacts journalist shield law
April 4, 2008Idling bill good for state, business
By Rep. Jon Hinck

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Committees

Rep. Hinck serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy.

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Issues

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Legislation

Click on the buttons below to see all bills and joint resolutions 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

Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may use the online Contact Form to reach me.

You can also contact me at my home:

142 Pine Street
Portland, ME 04102
Home tel: (207) 828-0995

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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Leaders

Rep. Hannah Pingree
Rep. Sean Faircloth
 
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