Barbara Merrill | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| In office December 2004 – December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Woodbury |
| Succeeded by | Robert Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara E. Butler 1957 (age 66–67) Frankfurt, Germany |
| Political party | Independent (2006–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (Before 2006) |
| Spouse | Phil Merrill |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Maine, Orono University of Maine, Portland |
Barbara E. Merrill (born 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an American political candidate from Maine. Elected as a Democrat to the state legislature, she left the party in 2006 to become an independent candidate for Governor of Maine.
Merrill lost to Democratic incumbent John Baldacci who was elected to a second term. She finished in third-place receiving 118,715 votes, or about 21% of all votes cast.[1]
Merrill furthered her legal career by working for the Maine law firm Verrill Dana before opening her own legal practice with husband, Phil Merrill.