Colleen Lachowicz
Colleen Lachowicz is a former Democratic member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 25 from 2012 to 2014.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lachowicz served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services |
| • State and Local Government, Chair |
Elections
2014
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. District 25 incumbent Colleen Lachowicz was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Alek Fortier was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards; he was replaced by Scott Cyrway. Cyrway defeated Lachowicz in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Scott Cyrway |
53.3% | 8,523 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Lachowicz Incumbent | 43.4% | 6,936 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.3% | 530 | |
| Total Votes | 15,989 | |||
2012
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012
Lachowicz won election in the 2012 election for Maine State Senate District 25. She ran and won against Dana Hernandez in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2012,[5] and defeated incumbent Thomas Martin, Jr. (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6]
The Maine Republican Party attacked Lachowicz throughout the campaign for her "time-consuming double life" playing the fantasy role-playing game World of Warcraft, including creating a website dedicated to her called Colleen's World.[7]
An October 2012 article in The Daily named Lachowicz one of the 20 worst candidates in 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Colleen Lachowicz |
52.8% | 8,712 | |
| Republican | Thomas Martin, Jr. Incumbent | 47.2% | 7,773 | |
| Total Votes | 16,485 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Colleen Lachowicz |
52.3% | 827 |
| Dana Hernandez | 47.7% | 755 |
| Total Votes | 1,582 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine State Senate
- Maine Senate Committees
- Maine Joint Committees
- Maine state legislative districts
External links
- Colleen Lachowicz on the Maine State Senate website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ C-SPAN, "AP Election Results - Maine Summary Vote Totals," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ FOX News, "Candidate's 'World of Warcraft' hobby causing political problems," October 6, 2012
- ↑ The Daily, "The worst candidates of 2012," October 29, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Martin, Jr. (R) |
Maine State Senate District 25 2012-2014 |
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