Chellie Pingree | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Allen |
| Member of the Maine Senate | |
| In office December 2, 1992 – December 6, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Curtis Brawn |
| Succeeded by | Christine Savage |
| Constituency | 21st district (1992–1994) 12th district (1994–2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rochelle Marie Johnson April 2, 1955 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 3, including Hannah |
| Education | University of Southern Maine (attended) College of the Atlantic (BA) |
| Awards | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (2001) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Chellie Marie Pingree (/ˈʃɛli ˈpɪŋɡriː/ SHELL-ee PING-gree; born Rochelle Marie Johnson; April 2, 1955) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000. She was the majority leader for her last four years. She ran for the United States Senate in 2002, but lost to Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins.
From 2003 until 2006, she was president and CEO of Common Cause. She is the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.
Her daughter, Hannah Pingree, is the Democratic nominee for governor of Maine in 2026.
