Andrew M. "Drew" Gattine (born November 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as chair of the Maine Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 34th district from 2012 to 2020.
Drew Gattine | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Maine Democratic Party | |
| In office March 20, 2021 – January 22, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Marra |
| Succeeded by | Bev Uhlenhake |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Supica |
| Constituency | 126th district |
| In office December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Malaby |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Rielly |
| Constituency | 34th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1962 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Career
editGattine is from Westbrook, Maine. In the 128th Maine Legislature he served as the chair of the House Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee. He previously served as the chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee. In August 2016, Paul LePage, the governor of Maine, left an "obscene, threatening"[1] voicemail for Gattine in which he accused Gattine of calling him racist.[2] LePage later stated that he wished he could challenge Gattine to a duel.[3]
References
edit- ^ DOMONOSKE, CAMILA (August 26, 2016). "LISTEN: Maine's Governor Unleashes Obscenities On Lawmaker Who Criticized Him". NPR. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "'Prove I'm a racist': LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail". 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Maine Governor Paul LePage criticised for 'racist' remarks". BBC News. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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