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Rep. John Piotti


Representative
John F. Piotti - Majority Leader
District 45 -
Representing Burnham, Freedom, Knox, Montville, Palermo, Thorndike, Troy and Unity
1075 Albion Road
Unity, ME 04988
Home tel: (207) 437-2493

About Rep. Piotti

Representative John Piotti is serving his fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives and his first as House Majority Leader. As Majority Leader, he is the political spokesperson for the House Democratic caucus, which holds the Majority in the House of Representatives with 95 members. Rep. Piotti is a past Chair of the Taxation Committee, and has worked to bring comprehensive, bipartisan reform of Maine's tax code. As Majority Leader, he continues his work as a consensus builder on biggest the challenges facing Maine, including environmental and conservation issues, health care reform, and fiscal policy.

Outside of the Legislature, Rep. Piotti is the Executive Director of the Maine Farmland Trust which is Maine's only statewide land trust focused on farmland. In this role, he oversees the trust's mission to work with landowners, land trusts, farmland preservation groups, and municipalities to identify and preserve valuable agricultural land, so that it will forever remain available for farming.

John is past Chair of the Unity College Board of Trustees and was President of Kennebec Valley Council of Governments (KVCOG). He holds three degrees from MIT, in engineering, public policy, and management.

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News

June 13, 2009Maine Legislature wraps up session
House and Senate pass laws to create jobs, increase access to health care, and reduce tax burden
June 12, 2009Statement of Maine Democratic Legislative Leadership on the signing of L.D. 1495
"An Act To Implement Tax Relief and Tax Reform"
June 5, 2009Maine House enacts to legislation to improve DirigoChoice
Bill would create a new funding mechanism and maintain the program Mainers and small businesses rely on
June 1, 2009Maine house passes tax reform
Legislation lowers the top income tax rated from 6th highest in the nation to the middle of the pack
June 1, 2009Taxation Committee endorses improved tax reform bill
Feedback from citizens, businesses result in enhanced version of tax reform package
May 28, 2009Legislators, Treasurer, Housing Authority coordinate on late session bill to help Mainers purchase new homes
Proposal would empower homebuyers to use federal credit at time of closing, or to perform energy efficiency upgrades
May 26, 2009State budget passes first test in House
The Maine House of Representatives has given initial approval to the state budget for the coming two years

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Committees

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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:

1075 Albion Road
Unity, ME 04988
Home tel: (207) 437-2493

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. John Piotti
Rep. Seth Berry
 
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