Andrew Butcher, to be Nominated to be Director of the Maine Broadband Coalition, President. He Lives in Portland With His Wife and Two Children.

Governor Mills announced today that she will nominate Portland resident Andrew Butcher, Director of the Maine Broadband Coalition to serve as the first President of the newly-established Maine Connectivity Authority.

The Maine Connectivity Authority, the new State entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine, was proposed by Governor Mills, and created through bipartisan legislation.  The state legislature unanimously passed the bill into law on June 25, 2021.

Butcher has a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from American University.  He is the recipient of the Echong Green Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship and served as a Coro Fellow in St. Louis, Missouri.

“I am honored that Governor Mills will nominate me for this position,” said Andrew Butcher.  “I have dedicated a large part of my professional career to expanding access to affordable broadband because I know just how crucial it is to the success of Maine communities.  I share Governor Mills commitment to making sure that people in every corner of the state  have access to affordable broadband and, if confirmed, I will do all I can to put all unprecedented funding our state is receiving to good use on behalf of Maine people.”