The transgender-identifying Waterville City Councilor Rien Finch—formerly known as Hannah Heidt—resigned from her position without warning on Monday, claiming that President Donald Trump’s election left her physically unable to breathe, requiring hospitalization.
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“Mentally, I’ve taken a beating,” said Finch in an email reviewed by Central Maine. “I had taken a beating before getting sick and I’m absolutely certain it contributed to how physically ill I was. It didn’t start with the election, though that heavily contributed.”
The former Ward Six councilor reportedly first became sick following a six-week leave last summer to help her family in Michigan, after which she returned to work without a break, having expended all her vacation time.
Finch claimed that exhaustion from that ordeal, along with President Trump’s policies, ultimately resulted in a trip to the emergency room.
“Then the very first act that the new leader of the free world did was to tell me I didn’t exist. There has been zero time to catch my breath. It wasn’t until I actually literally couldn’t breathe that I had the opportunity to take a breath, and that was only when I was in the ER, getting oxygen after my pulse ox dropped,” she said.
In her resignation email, Finch discussed the importance of putting oneself first.
“Too often I think we pressure people to keep going, couching it in terms of service to others, or service to the community, and placing a high value on the impact to someone — or something — else,” she said.
“I do not owe anyone my peace, my joy, my time, my explanations. No one is a failure for realizing that something isn’t working for them. This isn’t working for me; effective immediately, I resign from the Waterville City Council,” she added.
City Clerk Patti Dubois confirmed to Central Maine on Tuesday that the city will hold a special election in May or June to fill the recently vacated seat.
The city must hold an election within 30 days of the council’s voting to declare the vacancy, and Dubois believes that the vote will likely take place at its April 1st meeting.
Finch was active in left-wing politics long before she began on the city council in 2023, previously serving as chair of the Waterville Democratic City Committee, using the name Hannah Heidt.
According to a different Central Maine article, she also served as the fundraising chair for Central Maine Pride, Waterville’s LGBTQ group.
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“Mentally, I’ve taken a beating,” said Finch. (THE WORD “MENTALLY” BEING THE OPRATIVE WORD).
“President Donald Trump’s election left Hannah physically unable to breathe, requiring hospitalization”. (Breathing is an involuntary action that our bodies do whether or not we’re conscious of doing it. That means that we have to actively force ourselves not to breathe rather than the other way around). And…through the miracle of surgery, I wonder if doctors implanted a prostate into this nutjob.
Looks like a walking talking comp case! Wow is me! She/it is mentally ill. They all read from the the same script. Blame Trump, C’mon man!
I wish radicalized Democrats and the health industry would stop perpetuating and monetizing these peoples mental health issues. It’s clearly not helping them and is evil. I hope this confused individual sees the truth and gets well.
Mentally ill wanker requires in patient mental help reality check. If you can’t write your name in the snow when you have to pee in the winter you ain’t no bro.
Blaming President Trump for being elected for your mental health issues? What a complete Nut Job! And to seek and receive press coverage for this complete nonsense?
WOW, Maine is rapidly turning into “The Land of Fruits and Nuts!”
That’s good .
Waterville should be able to do better than this .
A “real “ beating might smarten this one up .
Go back to Michigan where you belong .
Unbelievable .
Voters have the primary culpability for electing the insane, the chronically stupid, and nonsensical candidates like this.
Waterville is lucky to have this toxic behavior gone from their office.
That mental illness began LONG before Trump even though of saving this country.
She transitioned…off the City Council. 🙂
The mentally ill should be treated, not celebrated & exploited by Communist Democrats to divide & conquer Americans!
Perhaps some weight reduction would help
Mental Illness has no place in this position, good riddance.
“I do not owe anyone my peace, my joy, my time, my explanations”, I feel sorry for her, to bad she doesnt’ understand; she does owe someone for her peace, joy, existence – and she will answer for her actions. Evil has no peace, it will not rest, it’s only function is to promote more evil, you have a choice; to follow it, or remove it, it’s easily defeated, so sad she does not believe it, she allowed a demon to take over and destroy her life, but as it’s told, towards the end more evil will show, – hopefully someone one that knows her will tell her; evil can not stand before God………
Like a child hyperventilating during a temper tantrum. It’s all about garnering attention for oneself.
“I do not owe anyone my peace, my joy, my time, my explanations. No one is a failure for realizing that something isn’t working for them. This isn’t working for me; effective immediately, I resign from the Waterville City Council,”
You owe everyone you represent a reason why you feel like you can not do your job… you need help… this is not a TRUMP Issue this is a YOU ISSUE… stop blaming everyone else for your issues and take responsibility for yourself.
Good Riddance ! You embarrass the state anyway !
Trump Derangement Syndrome strikes again. Michigan calls out for it’s native son yo return where he can live out his days being supported in his disillusions..
TDS is roaring.
Yep all Trumps fault. Yep. sure it is. sure.
Just goes to prove women can not become a man, and men cam not become a woman. Just real life prof.
We need to remove all these mentally ill people from all parts of our government!
Nobody told you that you did not exist. You just need to realize that you exist the same way you were born and get on with your life.
Narcissist puts herself first…How brave
Oh My God
Id say its too many of those 5-Guys triple deckers that let to the breathing problems…
It is fing fault for cutting off her breast and probably uterus and taking artificial hormones and on top of that, she is obese – this is what makes her sick. What a fing moron
If this person had quietly led its life being whatever, and had not forced others to be part of a pretend world, there would be no issue.
When you make your life public, expect to be examined. Nobody is required to go along with anothers mental confusion.
Im glad the person stopped wasting time serving others so they can breath.
Perhaps her obesity might be playing a big part in her inability to breathe.
can this be bottled?
As per Ken Mcmaster of the Fire Marshalls Office, “if you rebuild this building, they will burn it down again.” He was right.
Health issues? One of those nasty hot flashes again?
Can’t take the pressure…I guess she isn’t much of a man.