Rep. Karen Montell

Rep. Karen Montell is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives. She is a member of the Transportation Committee.

Montell has spent a significant amount of time volunteering and working in her community. She served on the Gardiner Recycling Advisory Board, volunteered in local schools and served as co-president of the Gardiner Elementary PTA. She has served as a childcare provider, substitute teacher and as a committee clerk in the Maine Legislature for several years before being elected to the State House.

Montell grew up and went to school in Gardiner, where she lives today with her husband and two grown children. Outside of the Legislature, Montell manages properties and an antique business with her husband. She also enjoys hiking with her dog, Moxie.