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Constance "Connie" G. Maine (born October 28, 1942) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Formative years

Born as Connie Glott in Brownsville, Pennsylvania on October 28, 1942, Connie Maine is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Glott of Indiana, Pennsylvania. She graduated from California High School in 1960 and attended California State College from 1960 to 1962, obtaining a bachelor's degree in education from Indiana State College in 1964. After conducting graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University, Maine obtained a masters in community studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1986.

Maine worked primarily in education, first as a teacher and school counselor. She worked as director at the Meadville Center for Families in Change and as a lecturer and author.

Legislative and public service career

In 1986, Maine was elected to the first of two terms to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and in 1990 was appointed chair of the Select Committee on Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services in Pennsylvania. She was defeated in her reelection bid in 1990.

After her career in the House of Representatives, Maine worked as a communication consultant and as a member of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women (1990–1992) and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (1993–1995).

References

1. The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 108. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1987. Retrieved February 27, 2015 – via Google Books.
2. Cox, Harold. "House Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. "Legislators' Votes Reported." Titusville, Pennsylvania: The Titusville Herald, February 4, 1988, p. 2 (subscription required).
4. "Former Indiana Woman Joins State House." Indiana, Pennsylvania: Indiana Gazette, November 10, 1986, p. 30 (subscription required).
5. ^ "Connie G. Maine". Official Website - PA House Archives. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
6. "Mrs. Dwyer said eyeing House seat," Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, April 17, 1987, p. A4 (subscription required).
7. "Karen Ritter survives massacre of incumbents." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, November 8, 1990, p. B1 (subscription required).

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• 1942 births
• 21st-century American women
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