Lori Fowle

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Lori A. Fowle (born c. 1962) is an American politician.

Fowle is a resident of Vassalboro, Maine. For ten years, she was a hairdresser who owned the Prime Cut hair salon near Waterville until 1998, retiring to care for her three children.[1][2] Her husband Evert Fowle Jr. served as district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset Counties from 2002 to 2012, when he was appointed a district court judge.[3][4][5][6]

Politically, Lori Fowle is affiliated with the Democratic Party and served as a school board member for nine years, then as a Vassalboro budget committee member for three years.[1][2] She faced Richard Fournier in a 2012 Democratic Party primary for District 58 of the Maine House of Representatives,[7] and defeated Republican Party incumbent Karen Foster in the general election.[2][8] Fowle won the reelection in 2014 against Republican candidate Ray Bates, after Andrew Fowler withdrew.[9][10] During the 2016 election cycle, Fowle was redistricted to District 80, and lost her bid for a third consecutive term to Republican candidate Richard Bradstreet.[11][12]

References

  1. Adams, Betty (7 November 2012). "Democrat Fowle unseats Foster in House District 58". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. "Vassalboro carries Fowle to House 58 win". Kennebec Journal. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. "Fowle sworn in as district judge". Kennebec Journal. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. Cover, Susan M. (24 January 2013). "Bill restricting pawn transactions intended to aid police investigations". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. "Evert Noble Fowle". Portland Press-Herald. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. "Cellen Fowle 1928–2017". The Lexington Minuteman. 7–16 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. "Fournier seeks election". Kennebec Journal. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. Woodard, Colin (25 November 2012). "How the Republican Party lost the State House". Portland Press-Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. "Local candidates file for state Legislature". Morning Sentinel. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. "New Republican Candidate Selected for House District 80". Lincoln County News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. Calder, Amy (17 October 2016). "Incumbent Democrat Fowle faces challenge from Republican Bradstreet in House District 80". Morning Sentinel. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. Violo, Alexander (7 September 2016). "Challenger for Somerville-Area House Seat Touts Business Experience". Lincoln County News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.