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• Read more about Local legislators welcome Youth of the Year to the State House

Reps. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, and Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, welcomed Dillon Elliott, Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Club of Kennebec Valley, to the State House on Thursday.

Contact:

Brian Lee [Montell, Shagoury], 305-965-2744

• Read more about Montell supports efforts to raise awareness about dangers of distracted driving

AUGUSTA - Rep. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, joined Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, Maine Bureau of Highway Safety Director Lauren Stewart and Pat Moody of AAA Northern New England last week to discuss the dangers of distracted driving.

Contact:

Brian Lee [Montell], c. 305-965-2744
Emily Cook [Bellows], c. 207-441-0405

Photo:Rep. Karen Montell speaks at a press conference on Thursday about the dangers of distracted driving.

• Read more about Montell introduces bill to require defensive driving course completion for certain traffic infractions

AUGUSTA - Rep. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, introduced legislation this week that would require the completion of a defensive driving course for certain traffic infractions.

• Read more about Legislature honors Hall-Dale Middle School Basketball Team

Reps. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, and Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, and Senator Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, welcomed the Hall-Dale Middle School Girls Basketball Team to the State House on Thursday.

The team was recognized by the Maine House of Representatives for winning the 2023 Capital Area League Championship.

Contact:

Brian Lee [Montell, Shagoury], 305-965-2744Lisa Haberzettl [Hickman], 207-251-3548John Bott [Lemelin], 207-287-1440

• Read more about Montell appointed to Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee

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."

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.