Hannah M. Pingree
What this job does: Maine's top state official. The governor runs the state's departments, proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the Legislature, and picks judges and department heads (the state Senate must confirm them). A term is four years, and a governor can serve no more than two terms in a row.
- Occupation
- Former Speaker of the Maine House; former director of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
- Lives in
- North Haven
Background
- Pingree served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010 and was elected Speaker of the House in 2008. source: stateside.com
- Gov. Janet Mills appointed Pingree in 2019 to lead the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, where Pingree also led the Children's Cabinet and the Cabinet on Aging. source: stateside.com
- Pingree was raised on the island of North Haven, has run a small business and has chaired the local school board. source: hannahforgovernor.com
- Pingree worked as development director of Waterman's Community Center (2002-2004) and as a political editor and producer at iVillage.com (1999-2001). source: ballotpedia.org
- Pingree won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary after four rounds of ranked-choice counting, with 56.2% in the final round over Nirav Shah. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Pingree is the daughter of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who represents Maine's 1st District. source: stateside.com
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- An affordability agenda aimed at housing, health care, energy and property taxes. source: stateside.com
- $100 million a year for housing: construction, help for first-time buyers, redevelopment, and faster permits. source: yahoo.com
- Have utility regulators penalize poor service and limit rate increases; expand heat pumps, efficiency programs and local solar. source: stateside.com
- A state-backed health plan, state power over drug prices, and programs to add primary care workers. source: stateside.com
- Widen the Property Tax Fairness Credit, double the homestead exemption, and give towns more ways to raise local revenue. source: stateside.com
Look them up yourself
Latest news
Headlines that name this candidate, newest first. They are found automatically and are not checked by a person yet, so a story about someone else with the same name can slip in. How often someone is in the news says nothing about who is ahead. We link to stories; we don't endorse them.
No headlines found yet.
Something wrong or missing? This profile was compiled from public sources on October 16, 2026. Every fact links to where it came from.