- PINGREE, CHELLIE M
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- Experience: House: District 1, 2009-Present
- Home State: Maine
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $471,953Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Chellie M. Pingree
- Gender: Female
- Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Hannah, Cecily, Asa
- Birth Date: 04/02/1955
- Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Home City: North Haven, ME
- Religion: Lutheran
Education
- BA, College of the Atlantic, 1976
- Attended, University of Southern Maine, 1973
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2008-present
- Former Member, School Board, North Haven, Maine
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2008
- Candidate, United States Senate, 2002
- Senator, Maine State Senate, 1992-2000
- Majority Leader, Maine State Senate, 1996-2000
- North Haven Tax Assessors, 1980-1994
- North Haven Planning Board, 1980-1994
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Member
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present, present
- Former Member, House Armed Services Committee, United States Congress
- Former Member, House Rules Committee, United States Congress
- Founder, Maine Economic Growth Council
- Co-Founder, Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus
- Co-Chair, Maine Economic Growth Council, 1995-1998
- Member, Advisory Committee on Mental Retardation, 1995-1996
- Member, Commission to Study Poverty Among the Working Poor, 1995-1996
- Member, Special Committee to Study Nursing Home Rates, 1995-1996
Professional Experience
- Founder/Co-Owner, Nebo Lodge, 2006-present
- Former Editor, North Haven News
- President/Chief Executive Officer, Common Cause, 2003-2007
- Owner/Founder, North Island Designs, 1981-1993
- Author/Essayist, Design and Production, 1986-1992
- Producer, Design and Production, 1986-1992
- Photographer, Design and Production, 1986-1992
- Farmer, North Island Farm, 1977-1980
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Former Member, Advisory Board, Maine Businesses For Social Responsibility
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Inter Island League
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Wal-Mart Watch
- Founder, Farm Apprenticeship Program
- Former Member, Ferry Advisory Committee
- Former Board Member, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- Former Treasurer, North Haven Development Corporation
- Member, North Haven Grange
- Member, Board of Directors, Families USA, 2004-2007
- Trustee, College of the Atlantic, 1997-2001
- President/Founder, North Haven Arts and Enrichment Fund, 1990-2000
- Chair, Maine Women's Vote Project, 1998
- Planning Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, 1997
- Member, Eisenhower Fellow to Hungary, 1997
- Toll Fellow, Northeast Region, Council of Governments, 1995
Additional Information
Awards:
- Outstanding Legislative Leadership on behalf of Children and Senior Citizens, The Maine Council of Senior
Citizens, 1999
- Outstanding Leadership Award, The Maine Nature Conservancy for successful efforts to increase public land
holdings in the State of Maine, 1999
- Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the building of a vibrant sustainable rural Maine, Maine Rural
Development Council, 1998
- Senior Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington,D.C. Focusing on the national impact of state
policy and international leadership training for state legislators., 2001-2000
- Legislator of the Year, Economic Development Council of Maine, 1994
- Consumer Health Advocate Award, Families USA, Washington, D.C., 2001
- Maine's Favorite Legislator', Maine Times Newspaper Poll, 1995
- Arthur S. Flemming, "Courage to Lead" Award, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington, District of
Columbia,2000
- Environmental Award, Natural Resources Council of Maine, 2000
- Leader for Change Award, Dirigo Alliance, 2003
- State Government Fellow, Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government State and Local Government Program,
1996
- Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington, District of Columbia, 1996
- Jerome H. Barnett Award, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, 1994
- Buzz Fitzgerald Public Service Award, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, 2006
- Watering Can Award, Maine Initiatives, 2001
- Northeast Region Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments Program, 1996
- Hero of the Campaign Award, Citizens to Save Maine's Heritage for the successful Land Access Bond, 1999
- Legislator of the Year Award, National Association of Social Workers, 2001
- Leader for Change Award, Dirigo Alliance, 2000
- Women's Hall of Fame, Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women, 2001
- Public Official of the Year Award, US Action, 2001
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