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Sara Gideon was born on 4 December, 1971 in Rhode Island, U.S., is an American politician (born 1971). Discover Sara Gideon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 4 December, 1971
Birthday 4 December
Birthplace Rhode Island, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Sara Gideon's Husband?

Her husband is Benjamin Rogoff Gideon (m. November 17, 2001)

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Sara Gideon Net Worth

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1948

A member of the Democratic Party from Freeport, she represented the 48th district in the Maine House of Representatives, which includes part of Freeport and Pownal in Cumberland County.

1971

Sara I. Gideon (born December 4, 1971) is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

1989

She graduated from East Greenwich High School in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in 1989.

1994

In 1994, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, D.C.

She served as an intern for U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell.

She also worked as an advertising account executive at USA Today.

2004

In 2004, Gideon moved to Freeport, Maine.

2009

In October 2009, she won a seat on the Freeport Town Council.

2012

She served until 2012, and was the council's vice chair beginning in 2011.

First elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012, Gideon was reelected in 2014 and chosen as Assistant Majority Leader.

2016

In 2016, she was elected as Speaker by the House.

2017

As speaker, Gideon also supported Medicaid expansion in Maine, including the 2017 referendum on the topic, and helped override Governor Paul LePage's veto of a bill to make the anti-overdose drug naloxone (Narcan) available over-the-counter, aimed at preventing deaths from the opioid epidemic.

Gideon was a member of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

According to India Abroad, "she worked to lower energy costs, encourage increased energy efficiency and promote clean and renewable energy to capitalize on Maine's natural resources and build a clean-energy economy."

2018

After Democratic Governor Janet Mills was elected in 2018, the Maine Legislature under Gideon's speakership passed several key climate change bills, including a measure requiring Maine to achieve 80 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050.

2019

As speaker in 2019 and 2020, Gideon also sponsored legislation to expand abortion access by allowing physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to perform the procedure.

She sponsored legislation to block the Quebec power company Hydro-Québec from spending money to influence a referendum of a controversial proposed power line project in Maine.

In 2019, Gideon faced an election ethics complaint for accepting reimbursements for her personal political donations from her own PAC.

A spokesperson said, "The contributions were within the legal limit and fully disclosed, but the committee was given incorrect guidance on how to process them."

The campaign said that it had reimbursed the federal government $3,250 for the violations and closed the PAC.

In October 2019, the Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously to fine the closed PAC $500.

On June 24, 2019, Gideon announced her candidacy in the 2020 Senate election to challenge incumbent Republican Susan Collins.

In the first week of her campaign, she raised more than $1 million.

Gideon ran against Betsy Sweet and Bre Kidman in the ranked-choice Democratic primary election.

In the primary, Gideon received support from the mainstream of the Democratic Party, while Sweet and Kidman drew support from the party's insurgent progressive wing.

Before the July 14 primary, Gideon was endorsed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as well as labor unions and women's groups.

Gideon led in primary election polling, and won the primary with roughly 70% of the vote.

By the time of the primary election, she had raised $23 million.

In 2019, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Gideon.

Following her Democratic primary win in June, Gideon received endorsements from NARAL, EMILY's List, Progressive Democrats of America, Brand New Congress, and Our Revolution.

In August, former President Barack Obama endorsed Gideon.

2020

Gideon was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Maine, losing to incumbent Republican Susan Collins.

Gideon was born and raised in Rhode Island.

Her father, a pediatrician, is from India and her mother, a nurse clinician, is a second-generation Armenian American.

Gideon is the youngest of four siblings, one of whom, Melanie, is a novelist.

In 2020, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country's largest LGBTQ rights advocacy organization, opposed the reelection of Susan Collins and instead endorsed Gideon.

It is the first time that the HRC has opposed Collins, who has been seen as a key Republican vote on LGBTQ rights.

The Bangor Daily News endorsed Gideon in the Democratic primary in June 2020.

Gideon states that she has made affordable drugs and health care her primary campaign issues.

She supports the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").