BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180829T113000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:94e800e79915ebc251c084bafa215796 CATEGORIES:Chamber Events CREATED:20190812T103131 SUMMARY:Chamber Connection with Governor Janet Mills LOCATION:Senator Inn & Spa\, 284 Western Avenue\, Augusta\, ME DESCRIPTION:
Janet Trafton Mills was sworn in a
s the 75th Governor of Maine on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Jan
et first entered public service as an assistant attorney general, where she
prosecuted homicides and other major crimes. After a few years, she w
as elected District Attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties
, making her the first woman to be elected as a DA in New England. Committe
d to helping victims of domestic violence, Janet co-founded the Maine Women
's Lobby to advocate for battered and abused women, and won election to the
Maine House of Representatives in 2002.
Prior to becoming gove
rnor, Janet served as the Attorney General of Maine – the first and only wo
man to hold the job. Janet is also the first woman to serve as governor of
Maine. In her historic victory, she earned more votes than any governor in
state history and is the first governor since 1966 to win a majority of the
vote for her first term.
As Governor, she has expanded access
to health care, ramped up the state’s response to the opioid epidemic, ushe
red in policies to embrace clean, renewable energy, invested in our educati
on system, prioritized paying off the state’s debt to the federal governmen
t, and added to the Rainy Day Fund. She also launched the creation of a lon
g-term strategic economic development plan to diversify our economy and att
ract entrepreneurs, innovators, small business owners and young people to l
ive and work in Maine.
This event will include a question and answer portion. Submit your questions here!
IMPORTANT: Your reservation guara ntees your seat at the Chamber Connection. To cancel, please notify us thre e (3) business days prior to the event, or you will be invoiced.
Janet
Trafton Mills was sworn in as the 75th Governor of Maine on Wednesday, Jan
uary 2, 2019.
Janet first entered public service as an assistan
t attorney general, where she prosecuted homicides and other major cri
mes. After a few years, she was elected District Attorney for Androscoggin,
Franklin and Oxford Counties, making her the first woman to be elected as
a DA in New England. Committed to helping victims of domestic violence, Jan
et co-founded the Maine Women's Lobby to advocate for battered and abused w
omen, and won election to the Maine House of Representatives in 2002.
Prior to becoming governor, Janet served as the Attorney General of
Maine – the first and only woman to hold the job. Janet is also the first w
oman to serve as governor of Maine. In her historic victory, she earned mor
e votes than any governor in state history and is the first governor since
1966 to win a majority of the vote for her first term.
As Gover
nor, she has expanded access to health care, ramped up the state’s response
to the opioid epidemic, ushered in policies to embrace clean, renewable en
ergy, invested in our education system, prioritized paying off the state’s
debt to the federal government, and added to the Rainy Day Fund. She also l
aunched the creation of a long-term strategic economic development plan to
diversify our economy and attract entrepreneurs, innovators, small business
owners and young people to live and work in Maine.
This event will i nclude a question and answer portion. Submit your questions here!
IMPO RTANT: Your reservation guarantees your seat at the Chamber Connection. To cancel, please notify us three (3) business days prior to the event, or you will be invoiced.