Laurie Osher | |
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Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Corey |
Constituency | 25th district |
In office December 2,2020 –December 7,2022 | |
Preceded by | Ryan Tipping |
Constituency | 123rd district |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S. | June 8,1960
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Orono,Maine,U.S. |
Education | Cornell University (BS) North Carolina State University (MS) University of California,Berkeley (PhD) |
Laurie Osher (born June 8,1960) is an American politician,who was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2020. [1] She will represent the 123rd House District as a member of the Maine Democratic Party. [1]
Prior to her election to the state legislature,Osher served on the town council of Orono. [2]
Osher moved to Maine in 1999 to join the faculty at the University of Maine. [3]
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