Nate Libby

Nathan 'Nate' L. Libby
Member of the Maine Senate for the 21st District
In office
December 2014 – December 2016
Preceded by Margaret Craven
Personal details
Political party Democrat
Residence Lewiston, Maine
Alma mater Bates College, Skowhegan Area High School
Profession consultant
Website NateLibby.org

Nathan 'Nate' L. Libby is an American politician from Maine.[1] A Maine native and graduate of Bates College, Libby was elected to the Lewiston City Council, representing Ward 3, in 2011. In 2012, Libby was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from District 73, covering part of Lewiston, Maine.[2] In 2014, Libby was elected to the Maine Senate from District 21, comprising the city of Lewiston, becoming one of the youngest state senators in the country [3]

In 2013, Libby co-wrote comprehensive tax reform legislation that would lower the state income tax, broaden the sales tax and expand the homestead property tax exemption to $50,000, but the measure failed to pass the Legislature.[4] Libby was the primary sponsor of legislation to restore consumer rate review in the individual- and small-group health insurance markets, a measure enacted by the Legislature but vetoed by Governor LePage.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rep. Libby". Maine House of Representatives. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nate Libby's Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Thistle, Scott (November 12, 2014). "Androscoggin County voters send young guns to state Senate". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Thistle, Scott (June 6, 2013). "Gang of 11 sees their tax reform plan as tool to break Maine budget stalemate". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Stone, Matthew (June 17, 2013). "Democrats pass changes to GOP insurance law they campaigned against". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2014.