Absentee voting is now underway for the special election being held in House District 94 to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D). Election Day is scheduled for February 24.
Whichever candidate prevails during this election will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Cloutier’s two-year term in the House.
In-person voter registration is available through the close of polls on February 24, and absentee ballots may be returned until the end of business on February 19.
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Comprising a swathe of central Lewiston running from the Androscoggin River up Central Avenue and College Street and down Old Greene Avenue on the other side, the House district was swapped with one in Knox County during a re-districting in 2022.
Cloutier announced last month that she would be resigning from the House in favor of taking on a new role as chief-of-staff to Senate President Mattie Daughtry (D).
In a letter dated on Halloween, Cloutier said the decision was made with “mixed emotions,” calling it both an honor and a privilege to have represented the people of Lewiston. During her tenure, she co-sponsored legislation to create the Maine Family Medical Leave Program, along with an additional one percent tax for employers.
Cloutier wrote in her resignation announcement that the new position would allow her to continue working on public policy and also spend more time with her family as her daughter transitions from high school to college.
[RELATED: Lewiston Lawmaker Kristen Cloutier Resigns from Maine House, Joins Senate President’s Staff]
On the ballot to fill Cloutier’s vacancy and represent House District 94 in Augusta are Republican Janet I. Beaudoin and Democrat Scott A. Harriman.
