AUGUSTA - Rep. Drew Gattine, D-Westbrook, was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to serve as a member of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs as well as the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on Housing.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, has been named a 2023 Maternal and Child Health Fellow, a program by the National Conference of State Legislatures that supports state legislative leaders in child and maternal health policy from across the country.
Millett, a longtime member of the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, will engage with other legislative leaders and policy experts, build knowledge about new research and work to identify steps for immediate action in Maine.
AUGUSTA - Local Reps. Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, and Tiffany Roberts, D-South Berwick, will serve as House chairs of key legislative policy panels.
Meyer will serve as House chair of the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, will serve as a member of the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee (GOC) and the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (HCIFS) Committee. Having previously served as a member of the HCIFS Committee and as House chair of GOC, Mastraccio was appointed by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to serve on them again in the 131st Legislature.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, will serve on the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
"I'm excited to get started on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee," said Montell. "This committees work is crucial to ensuring fairness in our state's liquor and cannabis policies, protecting voting rights and supporting Maine's veterans. I am looking forward to working with my colleagues on this committee to better the lives of all Mainers."
AUGUSTA - Rep. Michel Lajoie, D-Lewiston, will serve as a member of the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Lajoie, who previously served in the Maine House of Representatives for four terms, was appointed to the committee by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross. The committee oversees the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety as well as policy related to Maines criminal law and procedures.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, will serve as House chair of the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.
"I am honored to be named House chair of this important committee," said Sachs. "The work we do will have a profound impact on Mainers across the state. I am excited to work in a bipartisan way to further Maines economic and budgetary goals."
AUGUSTA - Waldo County state representatives have been named to key legislative policy committees for the upcoming session.
Rep. Janice Dodge, D-Belfast, will serve on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, and Rep. S. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, will serve as House chair of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, will serve as House chair of the Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee (HCIFS).
"I am honored to be named chair of this committee," said Perry. "As a health care professional, I know how important insurance and health coverage are to our population. I'm excited to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan way to find solutions to improve this system in order to benefit all Mainers.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Mana Abdi, D-Lewiston, will serve as a member of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government.
"I am honored to be appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to serve on the State and Local Government Committee," said Abdi. The health and wellbeing of our local governments is a key component to a strong democracy here in Maine. I look forward to working with my colleagues to support our municipalities and the public services they provide.
