Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is shirking her duty to pay property taxes for a Salem Township lot she owns in Franklin County, according to records obtained by the Maine Wire.
Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show that Gov. Mills, who backed a litany of tax increases on everything from paychecks and hospitals to cigarettes and entertainment streaming services, has skipped out on paying Unorganized Territory property taxes that help support Maine’s public schools.
Even as Mills blasted Republican President Donald Trump for threatening to withhold federal funding from Maine unless the state complies with his efforts to protect women’s sports, Mills herself was carrying an unpaid property tax balance.
That unpaid debt caused the state to file a lien against Mills on March 7, 2024, for $179.19 in unpaid taxes.
Mills was again nagged over an additional unpaid debt of $178.91 in a March 12, 2025, letter from the State of Maine Revenue Services.
According to the Franklin County Registry of Deeds, the State of Maine has two active tax liens on Mills totaling $358.10 in property taxes, interest, penalties, and fees on her 4.62-acre lot in Salem Township — a property she 100 percent owns.
As of Tuesday morning, there’s no record in Franklin County indicating that the debt has been satisfied.
Despite serving as a state employee for her entire career, Mills has accrued a modest real estate portfolio, including two houses in Farmington and a lakefront camp in Industry.
The Salem Township liens cover back taxes from 2023 and 2024, and official documents confirm Mills was warned and formally notified before the state took action. Yet, the tax liens remain unpaid.
