Senate District 14
Craig Hickman
Senate District 14
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Sen. Hickman confirms nomination of first woman to lead Maine National Guard
AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop confirmed the appointment of Brig. Gen. Diane L. Dunn to succeed Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham. “Diane Dunn is more than deserving of our enthusiastic votes to confirm her historic nomination and I welcome my colleagues in joining me in doing...
Sen. Hickman welcomes Rev. Marcos Juliao of Wayne to the State House
AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, introduced Rev. Marcos Juliao of Wayne Community Church to the Senate to provide the invocation. “It was a pleasure to receive an invocation from a reverend in my district,” said Sen. Hickman. “Rev. Juliao is a passionate and...
Sen. Hickman is a Harvard graduate and a local business owner, running a successful organic farm and bed and breakfast with his husband. He served in the Maine House of Representatives for eight years, sponsoring and fighting for measures that promote food sovereignty, protect individual rights and civil liberties, combat poverty and hunger, and support rural economic development. He previously served as House Chair of the Legislature’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and as a member of the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.
He is the first black lawmaker in Maine to serve in both chambers of the Legislature.
Sen. Hickman’s father was a WWII veteran and Tuskegee Airman. Both of his parents were involved heavily in the civil rights movement, teaching him by example about the importance of public service and community.
Sen. Hickman represents Senate District 14, which comprises Chelsea, Farmingdale, Gardiner, Hallowell, Manchester, Monmouth, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, West Gardiner and Winthrop.