Anne Haskell

Anne M. Haskell (born August 12, 1943) is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Haskell represented part of Portland and Westbrook in the Maine Senate.^[1]

Anne Haskell
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the Gorham district
In office 1988–1994
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 117th district
In office 2006–2012
Preceded by	Joseph Brannigan
Succeeded by	Richard Farnsworth
Member of the Maine Senate from the 9th district
In office 2012–2014
Preceded by	Joseph Brannigan
Succeeded by	redistricted
Member of the Maine Senate from the 28th district
In office 2014–2016
Preceded by	redistricted
Succeeded by	Mark Dion
Personal details
Born	(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 81) Portland, Maine
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lou Haskell
Residence	Portland, Maine
Alma mater	University of Southern Maine

Haskell was first elected to the Gorham Town Council in 1986. She served on both the Gorham Town Council until 1989. In 1988, Haskell was elected to the Maine House of Representatives to represent a portion of Gorham. She served in the House from Gorham until 1994. In 2006, she was re-elected as a representative, this time from Portland's 117th district.^[2] Haskell was re-elected in 2008 and 2010.^[3] During the 2010–2012 term in the legislature, Haskell served as the ranking House Democrat on the legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.^[3]

During the 2012 United States Senate election, Haskell served as unenrolled Angus King's Cumberland County campaign chair.^[4]

She was elected to replace fellow Democrat Joseph Brannigan on November 6, 2012, defeating her Republican challenger with 72% of the vote.^[5] In July of the following year, following the resignation of Majority Leader Seth Goodall, Haskell was appointed Assistant Majority Leader of the Maine Senate.^[6]

Haskell retired from politics in 2016, and did not stand for re-election to the Maine Senate.^[7]

Personal

Haskell was born and raised in Portland, Maine. She attended the University of Southern Maine.^[2]

References

1. "Maine House of Representatives: Anne M. Haskell". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. "Representative Anne Haskell". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. Murphy, Sean (January 25, 2012). "Haskell to run for state Senate". KeepMeCurrent. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
4. Stone, Matthew (September 5, 2012). "Maine Senate Democrat to head King's Bangor office". Capitol Incite. Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
5. "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
6. Cousins, Christopher (July 10, 2013). "Senate Democrats pick Jackson, Haskell as leaders after Goodall's resignation". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
7. Billings, Randy (6 January 2016). "Portland's departing state senators set off a chain reaction". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2019.