Janet T. Mills

Janet Trafton Mills (born December 12, 1947, in Farmington, Maine) is the Attorney General of the US state of Maine and current vice chair of the Maine Democratic Party.^[1] She was first elected by the Maine State Legislature on January 6, 2009, succeeding G. Steven Rowe. Her second term began on January 3, 2013, after the term of Republican William Schneider. She is the first woman to hold the position of State Attorney General in Maine. Prior to her election, she served in the Maine House of Representatives representing the towns of Farmington and Industry.

Political career

Mills was elected to the Board of Directors of the Maine Women's Lobby in 1998.^[2]

In 2002, Mills was elected to the Maine House of Representatives as a Democrat. During this time, she served on the Committees of Judiciary, Criminal Justice, and Appropriations. She had been elected to her fourth term when the Joint Convention convened in December 2008 to elect the new Attorney General. Out of several candidates, Mills was elected and became the 55th Attorney General of Maine on January 6, 2009. When Republicans gained controlled of the Maine Legislature in 2010, Mills, a Democrat, was not reelected to another term. When Democrats regained the Legislature in the 2012 elections, she was again chosen to be Attorney General, and took the oath of office on January 7, 2013. ^[3]

Personal life

Mills is married to Stanley Kuklinski, with whom she has five stepdaughters and three grandsons. She resides with her husband in Farmington, Maine. She is also the sister of Peter Mills, the former Maine State Senator and gubernatorial candidate.

References

External links

• Harrison, Judy, "Janet Mills takes oath as Maine’s first female AG", Bangor Daily News, January 06, 2009