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Pinny Beebe-Center
Pinny Beebe-Center
Member of the Maine Senate; from the 12th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 7, 2022
Preceded by	David Miramant
Member of the Maine House of Representatives; from the 93rd district
	In office; 2015 – December 2, 2020
Preceded by	Elizabeth Dickerson
Succeeded by	Valli Geiger
Personal details
Born	Salem, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Website	pinny.mainecandidate.com

Anne "Pinny" Beebe-Center is an American politician from Maine. She serves in the Maine State Senate representing District 12, comprising Knox County. Beebe-Center was born in Salem, Massachusetts and moved with her family throughout the East Coast of the United States before settling in Maine following college. She worked for the State of Maine and for various education and nonprofit organizations, first seeking public office in 2002 when she was elected commissioner of Knox County. Beebe-Center served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives beginning in 2015 before running for the Maine Senate in 2022. She is currently serving her first term.

Early life and education

Beebe-Center was born in Salem, Massachusetts^[1] and was the oldest of six children. Her father was in the Coast Guard and the family moved frequently to various locations on the East Coast of the United States.^[2] After completing college in 1975, Beebe-Center moved to Yarmouth, Maine.^[1]^[2] She purchased a home in Rockland in 1980 and still resides there.^[2]^[3]

Career

In her first two decades in Maine, Beebe-Center worked for the State of Maine in both the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation. She has also worked as a teacher at the Riley School in Rockport, business manager for the Wayfinder Schools, and regional manager at the Penquis commuinity action program where she founded the Knox County Homeless Coalition.^[1]^[2]^[4]^[2]^[3]

In 2002, Beebe-Center was elected Knox County commissioner. She was re-elected in 2006 and served at total of eight years in the position.^[3]^[1]^[4]

Maine State Legislature

Beebe-Center's first state campaign was during a 2015 special election for Maine House District 93, serving Rockland and Owls Head. Her predecessor, Elizabeth Dickerson, resigned in order to relocate out of state. Beebe-Center received 53% of the vote, defeating three opponents.^[5] She was sworn in to the Maine House on March 17, 2015.^[6] Beebe-Center was re-elected in 2016 and 2018, and declined to run in 2020.^[3]

Beebe-Center announced her candidacy for Maine Senate District 12 on 24 June 2021. Her predecessor, David Miramant, retired due to term limits.^[3] Beebe-Center ran unopposed in the 2022 primary and defeated Republican Scott Rocknack 60%-40% in the general election.^[5]

Electoral history

2015 Maine House District 93 special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	915	53%%
	Republican	James Kalloch	770	45%
	Green	Ron Huber	34	2%
	Libertarian	Shawn Levasseur	11	0%
Total votes			1,730	100%

2016 Maine House District 93
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	2,531	56%
	Republican	Donald Robishaw	1,993	44%
Total votes			4,524	100%

2018 Maine House District 93 Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	905	100%
Total votes			905	100%

2018 Maine House District 93 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	2,408	62%
	Republican	Maynard Stanley	1,478	38%
Total votes			3,886	100%

2022 Maine Senate District 12 Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	2,889	100%
Total votes			2,889	100%

2022 Maine Senate District 12 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pinny Beebe-Center	12,009	60%
	Republican	Scott Rocknak	8,053	40%
Total votes			20,062	100%

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "On the issues: Senate District 12 candidate Anne 'Pinny' Beebe-Center". Pen Bay Pilot. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "House District 93 Candidate: Pinny Beebe-Center". Pen Bay Pilot. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harvey, George (24 June 2021). "Pinny Beebe-Center announces run for Senate District 12". Pen Bay Pilot. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Senate District 12: Pinny Beebe-Center". Maine Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Anne Beebe-Center". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ "Beebe-Center sworn into Maine House". The Times Record. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.