LEWISTON - In response to a mass casualty event that took place across several locations in Lewiston, Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier of Lewiston, Senator Peggy Rotundo of Lewiston and members of Lewiston's legislative delegation released the following statements:
Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier:
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.
Rep. Mana Abdi is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives. She serves on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Abdi is ethnically Somali, but was born in Kenya and came to the United States when she was 11. She has been living in Lewiston for the past 16 years. She attended the University of Maine at Farmington and earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and international and global studies.
