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A person |state_senate= Maine |state= Maine |district= 15th |term_start= December 3, 2008 |term_end= December 6, 2010 |preceded= Lois Snowe-Mello |succeeded= Lois Snowe-Mello |birth_date= |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |spouse= Manuel Pilar |profession= |religion= |party= Democrat |website= }}
Deborah L. Simpson is an American politician from Maine. Simpson served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 15th District, representing part of Androscoggin County, including her residence in Auburn from 2008 to 2010.[1] She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, representing Auburn, in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, each time as a publicly financed candidate.[2] She was unable to seek re-election to the House in 2008 due to term-limits. In one of the tighest 2008 State Senate campaigns, Simpson challenged incumbent Republican Lois Snowe-Mello.[3] She ran for the State Senate and unseated Snowe-Mello by 104 votes. In a Republican wave election, Simpson lost to Snowe-Mello in 2010.
In her only term in the Senate, Simpson chaired two committees, specifically the Government Oversight Committee and the Joint Committee on State and Local Government.[2]
References
- ^ "Deborah Simpson Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Profile: Maine Rep. Deborah Simpson". Public Campaign. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Tipping, Mike (October 14, 2008). "Senate District 15". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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