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Emily Cain

Emily Cain

  • Maine
  • Democratic
Career

Maine state senator, 2012-2014
Maine state representative, 2004-2012

Education

B.M.E,, University of Maine
Master of Education, Harvard University

Details

Born: Mar 29, 1980

State Representative State Senator

Biography

Emily Cain is the executive director of the political action committee EMILY's List. Additionally, she served as a Maine state senator and in the Maine House of Representatives.

Cain was born March 29, 1980, in Louisville, Kentucky, grew up in Illinois, and graduated from high school in New Jersey. She is a graduate of the University of Maine and Harvard University.

Cain served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, serving as minority leader from 2010 to 2012, and in the Maine state Senate from 2012 to 2014. Cain served as a state delegate for Maine at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She was the 2014 and 2016 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for Maine's 2nd congressional district, but lost both elections.

Sources:

Ballotpedia (n.d.). "Emily Ann Cain" Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 19, 2022. https://ballotpedia.org/Emily_Ann_Cain EMILY's List (n.d.). 

"EMILY’s List Announces Emily Cain As New Executive Director" EMILY's List. Retrieved September 19, 2022. https://emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-announces-emily-cain-as-n…

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