Lynne Williams (politician)

• Merrimack College (BA)
• City University of New York (MA)
• University of Southern California (PhD)
• Golden Gate University School of Law (JD)

Lynne Williams
Williams in 2020
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district
In office December 7, 2022 –April 1, 2024

Lynne Williams is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A Democrat from Bar Harbor, Williams represented District 14 in the Maine House of Representatives. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2010, Williams sought the Maine Green Independent Party nomination for Governor. However, she was unable to gather enough signatures to make the ballot nor to qualify for public financing. ^[3] Instead, Williams was the Green Independent nominee for State Senate District 28, which she lost to Brian Langley. ^[4]

Williams resigned from the Maine House in April 2024 in order to take a government job outside of the legislature. ^[5]

Education

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Merrimack College in 1972, an M.A. in experimental psychology from Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1975, a Doctor of Philosophy in social psychology from the University of Southern California in 1981, and a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 1998. ^[6]

Electoral history

In 2004, Williams sought election to the Maine House of Representatives as a Green, running in District 47, which contained Rockland and Owls Head. She received 12% of the vote, finishing in third behind Democrat Edward Mazurek and Republican Douglas Curtis. ^[7]

In 2010, Williams — at this point the chairperson of the Maine Green Independent Party — initially sought the Maine Green Independent Party's nomination for Governor of Maine in that year's gubernatorial election, but she ultimately dropped out of the race citing a lack of qualifying signatures. ^[8] She instead ran in the 2010 Maine Senate election as a Green but lost to Republican Brian Langley, receiving 12% of the vote. ^[9]

In 2020, Williams — now a Democrat — ran in that year's Maine House of Representatives election to the 135th district, and was elected, receiving 55% of the vote. In 2022, she was redistricted into the 14th district and was elected to it in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election, receiving nearly 67% of the vote. ^[10] She did not run for re-election in 2024.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court in case Docket number Bar-24-2 8 issued an order of suspension dated January 29th, 2025, concluding that Attorney William's conduct was an imminent threat to clients, the public and to the administration of justice. Williams is suspended from practicing Law in Maine until further orders from the Court.

References

1. Broom, Dick (September 29, 2021). "Two area towns change House districts". Mount Desert Islander. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
2. DeAmbrose, Faith (November 4, 2020). "Williams wins House 135 race". Mount Desert Islander.
3. Cover, Susan M. (March 21, 2010). "Greens' absence adds new wrinkle to governor's race". Press Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
4. Paisley, Laura (December 12, 2016). "A Career Serving the Public". USC Dornsife. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
5. Othot, Seamus (April 5, 2024). "Rep. Lynn Williams Quietly Retires from Office, Shrinking Maine Democrats' House Majority". Maine Wire. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
6. "Lynne Williams Campaign for State Representative 2020". lynnewilliams.us. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
7. "State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2004 for Representative to the Legislature" (PDF). MaineLegislature.org. November 2, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
8. Green candidate drops out of governor's race Archived 2010-03-23 at the Wayback Machine March 15, 2010, Portland Press Herald
9. "State of Maine General Election Tabulation for the Election held on November 2, 2010 for State Senate" (PDF). MaineLegislature.org. November 2, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
10. "Lynne Williams". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2024.