Eliza Townsend (politician)

Elizabeth 'Eliza' Townsend is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat from Portland, Townsend was elected to the Maine House of Representatives for four consecutive terms between 1992 and 2000. After leaving office, she became the executive director of the Maine League for Conservation Voters. During the governorship of fellow Democrat John Baldacci, Townsend served as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation.[1] Since 2011, Townsend has served as Executive Director of the Maine Women's Lobby.[2]

In 2019, Townsend endorsed incumbent Portland mayor Ethan Strimling for re-election but Strimling finished in third place.[3]

Personal

Townsend grew up on a farm in rural Maine. She graduated from McGill University and earned Master of Fine Arts in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985.[4][1] Her father, Bill Townsend, was described as "a forefather of Maine’s environmental conservation movement" at the time of his death in 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eliza Townsend". www.cmu.edu.
  2. ^ "Eliza Townsend". Dr. Lisa Belisle.
  3. ^ Billings, Randy (12 September 2019). "Supporters of Strimling's re-election announce endorsements, take shots at challenger". Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
  4. ^ "Eliza Townsend". John T. Gorman Foundation.
  5. ^ Trotter, Bill (9 December 2016). "Bill Townsend, noted Maine lawyer and environmental advocate, dies at 89". Bangor Daily News.


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