Shenna Bellows | |
|---|---|
 Bellows in 2014 | |
| 50th Secretary of State of Maine | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Governor | Janet Mills |
| Preceded by | Matthew Dunlap |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 14th district | |
| In office December 7, 2016 – December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Earle McCormick |
| Succeeded by | Craig Hickman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shenna Lee Bellows March 23, 1975 Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Brandon Baldwin (m. 2012) |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) |
Shenna Lee Bellows (born March 23, 1975) is an American politician and a non-profit executive director. On December 2, 2020, the Maine Legislature elected her to serve as the 50th Maine secretary of state.[1] She was executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine between 2018 and 2020, and she served as the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine between 2005 and 2013.[2]
Bellows was the Maine Democratic Party nominee in the 2014 United States Senate election in Maine, and was defeated by incumbent Republican Susan Collins. In 2016, she won election to the Maine Senate, and she served until resigning in 2020 when she became a candidate in the legislative election for secretary of state. On December 28, 2023, Bellows ruled that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be barred from the Maine primary ballot due to his conduct during the January 6 United States Capitol attack, pending an appeal. In the aftermath of that decision, she was doxxed and swatted, along with several other American activists and politicians, during the period of similar incidents nationwide.[3]
- ^ Shepherd, Michael (December 27, 2018). "These Maine lawmakers will control 2019's biggest State House debates". Bangor Daily News.
- ^ "Honorable Shenna Bellows Maine's 50th Secretary of State". Maine Department of the Secretary of State. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Dave (January 4, 2024). "US Must Stop 'Swatting' From Becoming an Election Weapon". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.