Aaron Frey
Aaron Frey | |
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| 58th Attorney General of Maine | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
| Governor | Janet Mills |
| Preceded by | Janet Mills |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 124th district | |
| In office December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Kaenrath |
| Succeeded by | Joe Perry |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | James W. Parker |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Mastraccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[1] Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Saint Anselm College (BA) Roger Williams University (JD) |
Aaron M. Frey (born 1978 or 1979) is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He is the Attorney General of Maine and a former representative in the Maine House of Representatives.
Early life and career
Frey was born and raised in Dixmont, Maine. He is the son of Michael Frey and Cynthia Bean-Frey.[2] Frey attended Saint Anselm College, where he served as student body president. He graduated from Saint Anselm with a Bachelor's degree in politics, and later received a Juris Doctor degree from Roger Williams University School of Law. He later started a law firm in Bangor. In 2012 he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. From December 2014 until his resignation, he represented the 124th district, which includes parts of Bangor and Orono.[3]
Maine Attorney General
In December 2018, Democrats in the Maine Legislature chose Frey as their nominee for Maine Attorney General. Upon his nomination, he resigned his house seat to comply with a constitutional provision that prohibits state legislators from being elected to higher offices. He succeeded Janet Mills, who was elected Governor of Maine.[4][5]
Upon taking office, Frey stated that he would consider involving Maine in multi-state lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.[6] He later joined a lawsuit accusing drug manufacturers of price inflation.[7]
In February 2019, Frey became one of sixteen State Attorneys General to join a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over President Trump's decision to declare a national emergency. The emergency declaration was made to allow the President to allocate funding for a wall on the United States-Mexico border.[8][9]
References
- ^ https://bangordailynews.com/2018/12/04/politics/maine-democrats-pick-bangors-aaron-frey-to-succeed-janet-mills-as-attorney-general/
- ^ https://bangordailynews.com/2018/12/28/politics/what-you-need-to-know-about-maines-next-attorney-general/
- ^ "Rep. Frey". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Maine Democrats pick Bangor's Aaron Frey to succeed Janet Mills as attorney general". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Leary, Mal. "Maine's New Attorney General Is Looking At More Joint Actions With Other States". www.mainepublic.org. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Gray, Megan (05/14/2019). "Maine joins multi-state lawsuit accusing drug makers of price-rigging". Biddeford Journal Tribune.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Maine among states suing over Trump's border 'emergency'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "16 states sue President Donald Trump over emergency declaration for border wall". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
External Links
- Maine Attorney General government website
- Aaron Frey profile at Vote Smart
- Aaron Frey profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Aaron Frey profile at Democratic Attorneys General Association
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