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Janet Mills
DemocratGovernor of Maine| Age | 78 (b. 1947-12-30) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2019-01-01 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Education | Mt. Blue High School (Farmington, ME); attended Colby College; B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston (1970); J.D., University of Maine School of Law (1976) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney/prosecutor; Assistant Attorney General (1976-1980); District Attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties (1980-1995); private-practice litigation attorney (Preti Flaherty) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Farmington, Maine |
| Languages | English; fluent in French |
| Marital status | Widowed — Stanley Kuklinski (married 1985, died 2014) |
| Children | 0 |
| Residence | Farmington, Maine (primary); Blaine House, Augusta, Maine (official governor's residence) |
| Notable relatives | Father Sumner Peter Mills Jr. (U.S. Attorney for Maine, state legislator); grandfather Sumner P. Mills (Maine legislator); brother Peter Mills (state senator and 2006/2010 gubernatorial candidate); sister Dora Anne Mills (Maine public health director). Multiple family members served in the Maine Legislature. |
Pending research: religion · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2002 |
| Previous offices | District Attorney, Androscoggin/Franklin/Oxford Counties (1980-1995) · Maine House of Representatives (2002-2009) · Maine Attorney General (2009-2011) · Maine Attorney General (2013-2019) |
| Leadership | Governor of Maine (75th, 2019-present) · Attorney General of Maine (55th and 57th) |
| Ideology | Moderate-to-progressive Democrat; rated A/A+ by NRA as a state legislator but F as a gubernatorial candidate; vetoed several progressive criminal-justice and labor bills, drawing criticism from the party's left. No DW-NOMINATE score (state/executive office). |
| Signature legislation | Executive order implementing Medicaid expansion (2019) · Conversion therapy ban for minors (2019) · Single-use plastic bag ban (2019) · Free community college for 2020-2023 high school graduating classes (2022) · Replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day (2019) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $169,000–$460,000 (2026) · estimate
| Microsoft (held within an IRA; more than half of stock holdings) | stock · 2026 |
| Stock portfolio held within an IRA (multiple equities) | stock · $169,000–$460,000 · 2026 |
Top industries: Health professionals / pharmaceuticals · Lawyers & law firms · Energy/electric utilities · Telecommunications · Real estate
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Inaugural Committee Fined $2,000 for Late Fundraising business
Janet Mills' inaugural committee violated a 2015 Maine campaign finance reform law by continuing to solicit and accept donations past the January 31, 2019 deadline. The committee had incurred a $63,000 unexpected debt to the city of Augusta for use of the Augusta Civic Center and continued fundraising throughout 2019 to retire that debt. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices unanimously voted to fine the committee $2,000 in December 2019, finding the committee had operated in good faith but nonetheless violated the law. The debt was retired in December 2019 in part due to a $43,000 donation from financier S. Donald Sussman, and the $2,000 fine was paid from residual committee funds.