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Libby Mitchell | |
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| President of the Maine Senate | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Beth Edmonds |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Raye |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Roger Katz |
| Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Gwadosky |
| Succeeded by | Steven Rowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Anne Harrill June 22, 1940 Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jim Mitchell |
| Education | Furman University (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MA) University of Maine School of Law (JD) |
Elizabeth H. Mitchell (born Elizabeth Anne Harrill on June 22, 1940[1]) is an American politician from Maine. Mitchell, a Democrat, represented Vassalboro, which is part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was also the Democrats' 2010 candidate for the office of Governor of Maine. She finished in third place behind Republican Paul LePage and unenrolled attorney Eliot Cutler. She is the only woman in United States history to have been elected as both speaker of her state house of representatives and president of her state senate.[2]
- ^ Cover, Susan (September 12, 2010). "Mitchell: From small town to governor's race". Maine Sunday Telegram. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ Mallory Horne of Florida and John Hainkel of Louisiana were the first and second people, respectively, to do such. ncsl.typepad.com