Victoria Doudera | |
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Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 41st district | |
Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Zager |
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 94th district | |
In office December 2018 –December 7,2022 | |
Preceded by | Owen Casas |
Succeeded by | Kristen Cloutier |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | A. Edward Doudera |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Camden,Maine,U.S. |
Education | Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature |
Alma mater | Hamilton College |
Profession | Real estate broker,writer |
Victoria Doudera is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2018. She currently represents Maine's 41st House district. Outside of politics,she has worked as a writer and a real estate broker. She is associated with Phi Sigma Iota. [1]
She was first elected to the 94th district in the 2018 Maine House of Representatives election. She was reelected in the 2020 Maine House of Representatives election. She was redistricted to the 41st district and was elected to it in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election. [2]
Doudera earned a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature from Hamilton College in 1983. She is a Congregationalist. [3]
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