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Lori Fowle

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Lori A. Fowle (born c. 1962) is an American politician.

Fowle is a resident of Vassalboro, Maine. For ten years, she was a hairdresser who owned the Prime Cut hair salon near Waterville until 1998, retiring to care for her three children.[1][2] Her husband Evert Fowle Jr. served as district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset Counties from 2002 to 2012, when he was appointed a district court judge.[3][4][5][6]

Politically, Lori Fowle is affiliated with the Democratic Party and served as a school board member for nine years, then as a Vassalboro budget committee member for three years.[1][2] She faced Richard Fournier in a 2012 Democratic Party primary for District 58 of the Maine House of Representatives,[7] and defeated Republican Party incumbent Karen Foster in the general election.[2][8] Fowle won reelection in 2014 against Republican candidate Ray Bates, after Andrew Fowler withdrew.[9][10] During the 2016 election cycle, Fowle was redistricted to District 80, and lost her bid for a third consecutive term to Republican candidate Richard Bradstreet.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Adams, Betty (7 November 2012). "Democrat Fowle unseats Foster in House District 58". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Vassalboro carries Fowle to House 58 win". Kennebec Journal. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Fowle sworn in as district judge". Kennebec Journal. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ Cover, Susan M. (24 January 2013). "Bill restricting pawn transactions intended to aid police investigations". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Evert Noble Fowle". Portland Press-Herald. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Cellen Fowle 1928–2017". The Lexington Minuteman. 7–16 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Fournier seeks election". Kennebec Journal. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ^ Woodard, Colin (25 November 2012). "How the Republican Party lost the State House". Portland Press-Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Local candidates file for state Legislature". Morning Sentinel. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ "New Republican Candidate Selected for House District 80". Lincoln County News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ Calder, Amy (17 October 2016). "Incumbent Democrat Fowle faces challenge from Republican Bradstreet in House District 80". Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. ^ Violo, Alexander (7 September 2016). "Challenger for Somerville-Area House Seat Touts Business Experience". Lincoln County News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.