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Denise Tepler

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Denise Tepler
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 54th district
Assumed office
December 3, 2014
Preceded byCatherine Nadeau
Personal details
Born (1956-05-15) May 15, 1956 (age 68)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Sheldon Tepler
(m. 1981)
Children5
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, MA)

Denise Anne Tepler (born May 15, 1956) is an American politician serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 54th district. Elected in November 2014, she assumed office on December 3, 2014.

Early life and education

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Tepler was born in Philadelphia in 1956. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She also studied public policy at the University of Southern Maine.[1]

Career

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From 1981 to 1983, Tepler worked as director of internal communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was also a curatorial assistant at the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum. She later worked as a substitute teacher for the Brunswick School Department and as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine. From 2006 to 2008, she was a research assistant for the Maine Humanities Council. She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014.[2][3] Since 2020, she has served as chair of the House Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Denise Tepler's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. ^ "Denise Tepler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. ^ "Lawmakers return to Augusta to finish up work". AP NEWS. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  4. ^ "Representative Denise Tepler". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. ^ Sturdivant, Morgan. "Advocacy group holds press conference on affordable health care bill ahead of public hearing". www.wabi.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-07.