Denise Tepler | |
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Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 54th district | |
Assumed office December 3, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Catherine Nadeau |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia,Philadelphia,U.S. | May 15,1956
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sheldon Tepler (m. 1981) |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA,MA) |
Denise Anne Tepler (born May 15,1956) is an American politician serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 54th district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on December 3,2014.
Tepler was born in Philadelphia in 1956. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She also studied public policy at the University of Southern Maine. [1]
From 1981 to 1983,Tepler worked as director of internal communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was also a curatorial assistant at the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum. She later worked as a substitute teacher for the Brunswick School Department and as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine. From 2006 to 2008,she was a research assistant for the Maine Humanities Council. She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014. [2] [3] Since 2020,she has served as chair of the House Health Coverage,Insurance and Financial Services Committee. [4] [5]
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