Beth Edmonds

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Beth Edmonds
Beth Edmonds
Member of the Maine State Senate
from the 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2001
Born October 27, 1950 (1950-10-27) (age 57)
Keene Valley, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse Daniel Nickerson
Profession librarian
Religion Protestant

Betheda G. 'Beth' Edmonds is a Democratic member of the Maine Senate, representing the 10th District since 2001 and becoming President after winning re-election in 2004. Her district includes the towns of Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell and Pownal.

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[edit] Pre-Political career

Edmonds is from a small town in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. She attended Clark University beginning in 1967 and graduated in 1972. She married Dan Nickerson, and moved to Freeport, Maine, where she has lived ever since. Since moving to Maine, Edmonds has been actively involved in the National Organization for Women (NOW) and worked as an activist on the Equal Rights Amendment. She has worked at the Freeport Community Library since 1982, and became director of the library in 2005.[1]

[edit] Political career

She has been a member of the State Senate since winning a seat in 2000. In 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006, Edmonds won elections to the State Senate. In December 2003, Edmonds became President of the Maine State Senate, making her first in the line of succession for the governorship. She is only the second female Senate President in Maine history and the first to serve a second term as president.

[edit] Achievements as State Senator

While a member of the State Senate, Edmonds was instrumental in raising the state minimum wage, as well as resolving a longstanding conflict on the Workers' Compensation Board. She has supported eco-friendly measures such as the electronic waste recycling initiative. She also helped to establish the Baxter School for the Deaf Compensation Fund.

[edit] Election 2006

Many different groups endorsed Edmonds for re-election in 2006, including conservation-minded organizations like the Sierra Club and the Maine League of Conservation Voters. Gay rights groups, like the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance and Equality Maine, have similarly endorsed Edmonds. Likewise, labor and education groups like the Maine AFL-CIO COPE (Committee on Political Education), the Maine State Employees Association, and the National Association of Social Workers supported Edmonds' re-election. She was re-elected with 67% of the vote.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Our Staff. Freeport Public Library. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
  2. ^ General Election Tabulations, November 7, 2006, State Senator by District. State of Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.

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NAME Edmonds, Betheda
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SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician
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