Governor Janet T. Mills (D) Gives Her State of the State Address to the Maine Legislature Earlier This Year in Augusta.

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), Maine’s first woman Governor, issued the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day:

:On International Women’s ‘Day, we celebrate the many ways women have contributed to our state, nation and the world throughout history and recommit to building a new equal society for all.  From entrepreneurs and engineers to scientists and small business owners, teachers and tradeswomen, wilderness guides and law enforcement officers, women across Maine are strengthening our state every day.  This International Women’s Day, I call on every sector of our economy, education and non-profit leaders, business owners, unions and leaders in the trades to involve women at all levels, reducing inequality, expanding our workforce, whlle elevating the lives of all people in Maine.”

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) is Maine’s first woman Governor.  In her historic victories she earned more votes than any governor in Maine history and is the first governor since 1970 to be elected with a majority of the vote for both terms in office.  She was the first and only woman Attorney General in Maine and the first woman District Attorney in New England.  The Governor also co-founded the Maine Women’s Lobby.