Английская Википедия:Heather Sanborn

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Heather B. Sanborn is an American attorney, business owner and politician representing District 28 (portions of the cities of Portland and Westbrook) in the Maine State Senate. Sanborn co-owns and operates Rising Tide Brewery in Portland with her husband.

Early life and education

Sanborn grew up in PortlandШаблон:R and attended Middlebury College where she graduated summa cum laude as the salutatorian of her class in 1997.Шаблон:R She received a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Maine in 2004Шаблон:R and taught high school in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.Шаблон:R

Sanborn graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 2007 where she was the editor-in-chief of the Maine Law Review. Шаблон:R She worked as a law clerk to Kermit Lipez on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and as an associate in the litigation department at Ropes & Gray.Шаблон:R She has served on the boards of the Portland Development Corporation Шаблон:R and University Credit Union.Шаблон:R

Brewery & beer industry advocacy

Rising Tide Brewery

Sanborn and her husband, Nathan Sanborn, co-own Rising Tide Brewery in Portland, Maine, and Heather serves as the director of business operations.Шаблон:R The brewery opened in 2010 and quickly outgrew its initial space, relocating in 2012.Шаблон:R As of 2020, Rising Tide employs 29 people and produces 4,500 barrels of beer per year.Шаблон:R Sanborn has served as the President of the Maine Brewers' Guild and has drawn on her law background to advocate for breweries around Maine.Шаблон:RШаблон:R

2012 tasting room law

Sanborn has drawn on her legal background to advocate for state-level policy changes that benefit Maine's craft beer industry.Шаблон:R In collaboration with the Maine Brewer's Guild, she submitted a bill to the 125th Maine Legislature that would permit breweries to sell their products on-site. At the time, breweries in Maine were only permitted to give away small samples of their products,Шаблон:R a business model which Sanborn and other industry leaders argued was not conducive to customer interaction and beer tourism.Шаблон:R The bill, LD #1889, was signed into law in April 2012.Шаблон:R

Political career

Sanborn ran unopposed for the 2016 Maine House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary, and defeated Republican opponent Jeffrey Langholtz 65%-35% in the general election.Шаблон:R

In June 2018, Sanborn won a contested primary against Portland City Councilor Jill Duson.Шаблон:R

Sanborn ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and in the general election in 2020 and was therefore elected to her second term representing District 28 in the Maine Senate.Шаблон:R

External links

• Senator Heather Sanborn on Facebook
• Sen. Heather Sanborn, Maine.gov
• Campaign website
• Rising Tide Brewing
• Heather Sanborn at Maine Live