Kristen Cloutier is an American politician from Lewiston, Maine. She served as a state representative from the 60th district from 2018 to 2022.

Kristen Cloutier
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
December 5, 2018 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byJared Golden
Succeeded byWilliam Bridgeo
Mayor of Lewiston
In office
March 8, 2019 – January 6, 2020
Preceded byShane Bouchard
Succeeded byMark Cayer
President of the Lewiston City Council
In office
January 2016 – March 8, 2019
Preceded byMark Cayer
Succeeded byMike Lajoie
Member of the Lewiston City Council
In office
January 2014 – March 8, 2019
Preceded byCraig Saddlemire
Succeeded byLuke Jensen
Personal details
BornLewiston, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDenny Bourgoin
Children1
Residence(s)Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
EducationNortheastern University (BJ)
University of Southern Maine (MSL)

Career

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Cloutier was elected to the Lewiston City Council from Ward 5 in 2013. She became City Council President following the 2015 elections, making her first in line to succeed the incumbent mayor. After incumbent mayor Shane Bouchard resigned on March 8, 2019, following allegations of an extramarital affair, illegal conduct and racism, Cloutier became mayor of Lewiston, serving until January 6, 2020, when Mark Cayer, the winner of the 2019 mayoral election, was sworn in.[1]

On November 6, 2018, Cloutier was elected to the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Lewiston. She succeeded Jared Golden, who was elected to Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nee, Liam (March 8, 2019). "Lewiston mayor resigns amid allegations of affair, leaked texts". WCSH-TV. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lewiston matches statewide election results - Lewiston Sun Journal". sunjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
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