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Jill Duson
Profile
Jill Duson is an American politician and lawyer currently serving as a member of the Maine Senate. Elected in 2022, she holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to serve as a state senator in Maine's history. Prior to her legislative career, Duson served for many years on the Portland City Council and the Portland School Board, becoming the first African-American mayor of Portland in 2004 under the city's council-manager system. Her professional background includes work as a lobbyist, a director for the Maine Department of Labor, and a compliance director for the Maine Human Rights Commission.
Details
- Born
- 1953 · 73 years old
- Birth place
- Chester, Pennsylvania
- Education
- Antioch College (B.A.), University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.), Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (Certificate in Senior Executive in State & Local Government)
- Career
- Lawyer, lobbyist, Director of Bureau of Rehabilitation Services at the Maine Department of Labor, compliance director for the Maine Human Rights Commission, retail employee at L.L.Bean
