Grayson Lookner
Grayson Lookner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Constituency | 113th district |
| In office December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Farnsworth |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Constituency | 37th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Camden, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Prescott College (BA) |
Grayson B. Lookner is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since 2020.[1] He represents the 113th (formerly 37th) House District as a member of the Democratic Party. Lookner is a member of Democratic Socialists of America.[2]
Lookner serves on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee,[3] and on the Joint Select Committee on Housing.[4] in his first term introduced legislation to regulate the use of facial surveillance technology by authorities, as well as a bill that would have closed Long Creek Youth Development Center,[5] Maine's last remaining Youth Prison. Both bills passed both chambers of the Legislature, but the bill to close Long Creek was vetoed by Governor Janet Mills.
Early life and education
[edit]Raised in Camden, Maine, Lookner attended Prescott College.[6]
Career
[edit]After college, he worked in healthcare, wilderness guiding, and community organizing.[6] He worked in progressive political organizations and for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Grayson Lookner Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Chretien, Todd. "The Rich in Portland, Maine, Are Spending Big Money to Defeat Left Politics". Jacobin. Jacobin. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Committee Information - Maine Legislature". legislature.maine.gov.
- ^ "Committee Information - Maine Legislature". legislature.maine.gov.
- ^ Long Creek Youth Development Center
- ^ a b Lookner, Grayson. "Representative Grayson B. Lookner". maine.gov. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Grayson Lookner Candidate for Maine State House District 37". Maine Candidate. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2021.