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{{Officeholder
|name=Sara Gideon
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Benjamin Gideon
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
|terms=December 7, 2016 – present
|preceded=Mark Eves
|former=n
|succeeded=
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{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Maine House of Representatives, 48th district
|terms=December 5, 2012 – present
|preceded=Charles Kruger
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Sara Gideon''' (born December 4, 1971) is a [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] and the current Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.
==Maine House of Representatives==
According to [[Vote Smart]], Gideon voted in March 2013 to raise the minimum wage in [[Maine]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/16468/43473/137334/increases-minimum-wage#43473 LD 611 - Increases Minimum Wage - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
Gideon has pushed for [[Medicaid]] expansion.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/17026/45349/137334/expands-medicaid-coverage#45349 LD 1066 - Expands Medicaid Coverage - Maine Key Vote]</ref> In addition, she co-sponsored a bill that would require Medicaid to cover [[abortion]] "services".<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26398/67185/137334/requires-the-state-medicaid-program-to-cover-abortion-services#67185 LD 820 - Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
A poster child for the authoritarian [[liberal agenda]], Gideon has voted to prohibit [[conversion therapy]],<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26384/67150/137334/prohibits-the-practice-of-conversion-therapy#67150 LD 1025 - Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy - Maine Key Vote]</ref> to limit parental choice regarding [[vaccination]] exemptions,<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26350/67046/137334/prohibits-non-medical-exemptions-for-vaccinations#67046 LD 798 - Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations - Maine Key Vote]</ref> and even to legislate against using single-use plastic bags.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26787/68329/137334/prohibits-single-use-plastic-bags#68329 LD 1532 - Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Bags - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
==2020 Senate run==
Gideon announced on June 24, 2019 her run for the [[U.S. Senate]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/politics/susan-collins-challenger-sara-gideon/index.html Democrat Sara Gideon announces run against Susan Collins]</ref> She is endorsed by the murderous [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[https://www.courthousenews.com/planned-parenthood-backs-democrat-against-sen-susan-collins/ Planned Parenthood Backs Democrat Against Sen. Susan Collins]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://saragideon.com/ Official website]
[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Totalitarianism]]
|name=Sara Gideon
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Benjamin Gideon
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
|terms=December 7, 2016 – present
|preceded=Mark Eves
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Maine House of Representatives, 48th district
|terms=December 5, 2012 – present
|preceded=Charles Kruger
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Sara Gideon''' (born December 4, 1971) is a [[progressive]] [[Democrat]] and the current Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.
==Maine House of Representatives==
According to [[Vote Smart]], Gideon voted in March 2013 to raise the minimum wage in [[Maine]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/16468/43473/137334/increases-minimum-wage#43473 LD 611 - Increases Minimum Wage - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
Gideon has pushed for [[Medicaid]] expansion.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/17026/45349/137334/expands-medicaid-coverage#45349 LD 1066 - Expands Medicaid Coverage - Maine Key Vote]</ref> In addition, she co-sponsored a bill that would require Medicaid to cover [[abortion]] "services".<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26398/67185/137334/requires-the-state-medicaid-program-to-cover-abortion-services#67185 LD 820 - Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
A poster child for the authoritarian [[liberal agenda]], Gideon has voted to prohibit [[conversion therapy]],<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26384/67150/137334/prohibits-the-practice-of-conversion-therapy#67150 LD 1025 - Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy - Maine Key Vote]</ref> to limit parental choice regarding [[vaccination]] exemptions,<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26350/67046/137334/prohibits-non-medical-exemptions-for-vaccinations#67046 LD 798 - Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations - Maine Key Vote]</ref> and even to legislate against using single-use plastic bags.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/26787/68329/137334/prohibits-single-use-plastic-bags#68329 LD 1532 - Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Bags - Maine Key Vote]</ref>
==2020 Senate run==
Gideon announced on June 24, 2019 her run for the [[U.S. Senate]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/24/politics/susan-collins-challenger-sara-gideon/index.html Democrat Sara Gideon announces run against Susan Collins]</ref> She is endorsed by the murderous [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>[https://www.courthousenews.com/planned-parenthood-backs-democrat-against-sen-susan-collins/ Planned Parenthood Backs Democrat Against Sen. Susan Collins]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://saragideon.com/ Official website]
[[Category:Maine]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Totalitarianism]]