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The progressive lawmaker from Portland still needs to be confirmed by the 151-member House, where Democrats hold a majority with 82 of 151 seats, when it convenes on Dec. 7.
The 2022 election is over and most of the results are settled. It’s time to clear out the campaign notebook.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives nominated the state's first African American to serve as speaker, selecting a Portland lawmaker whose father was the first Black member of the Maine Legislature.
The progressive lawmaker from Portland still needs to be confirmed by the 151-member House, where Democrats hold an 82-seat majority, when it convenes on Dec. 7.
Panelists touched on Maine's tag as being the "whitest state in the nation," saying that it dismisses a rich history of Black and Indigenous people in the state.