Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree
Pingree in 2022
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Tom Allen
Member of the Maine Senate from the 12th district 21st district (1992–1994)
In office December 2, 1992 – December 6, 2000
Preceded by	Linda Curtis Brawn
Succeeded by	Christine Savage
Personal details
Born	Rochelle Marie Johnson (1955-04-02) April 2, 1955 (age 69) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Charlie Pingree ​ (divorced)​ Donald Sussman ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2016)​
Children	3, including Hannah
Education	College of the Atlantic (BS)
Awards	Maine Women's Hall of Fame (2001)
Website	House website
Chellie Pingree's voice Pingree speaks in opposition to the Trump administration's decision to allow offshore drilling in all U.S. waters Recorded January 18, 2018

Chellie Marie Pingree (/ˈʃɛli ˈpɪŋɡriː/ SHELL-ee PING-gree; born Rochelle Marie Johnson; April 2, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009.^[1] Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, including Portland and Augusta.

A member of the Democratic Party, Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader for her last four years. She ran for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to incumbent Republican Susan Collins. From 2003 until 2006, she was president and CEO of Common Cause. She is the first Democratic woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine.