Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Rep. Sara Gideon to visit UMaine
Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Rep. Sara Gideon will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to campus for a day to teach an undergraduate class, engage faculty about research and public policy, and meet with UMaine administration and graduate students.
Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Patrick Woodcock, director of the Maine State Energy Office, visited the university in October.
Gideon is the assistant majority leader of the Maine House of Representatives and represents Freeport and Pownal. She is serving her second term in the House and is a past member of the legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.
Gideon will be honored with a reception at 4 p.m. at the University Club in Fogler Library. All are welcome to attend the event, and no RSVP is required.