Hannah M. Pingree
Candidate for Governor
Background
- Occupation
- Former Speaker of the Maine House
- Lives in
- North Haven
- Campaign website
- hannahforgovernor.com
She served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010, including as Speaker (2008–2010), and later directed the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and co-chaired the Maine Climate Council. She lives on North Haven.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Proposes raising the Homestead Exemption for resident homeowners.
Also proposes expanding the Property Tax Fairness Credit.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
“I'll increase the Homestead Exemption to provide meaningful property tax relief for year-round resident homeowners.”
Education
Proposes free full-day Pre-K for every 4-year-old.
ReportBuilding Maine's Future Through Great Public SchoolsCampaign website · Hannah Pingree for Governor · hannahforgovernor.com
“Make free, full-day Pre-K available to every 4-year-old in Maine whose family wants it”
Supports making free community college permanent.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
“making free community college permanent so workers can quickly access in-demand jobs”
Housing
Proposes $100 million a year for housing development.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
“investing $100 million annually in housing development and preservation”
Roads & infrastructure
Proposes directing the PUC to reject unjustified utility rate hikes.
ReportMaine's Next Chapter: A State You Can Afford to Call HomeCampaign website · Hannah Pingree for Governor · hannahforgovernor.com
“Require the PUC to penalize poor service, reject unjustified rate hikes”
Health & human services
Proposes a state-backed public health insurance option.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
“I'll create a public health insurance option — a state-backed plan putting patients before profits”
Government & transparency
Pledges to veto legislation that undermines voting rights.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
“As Governor, I will veto any legislation that undermines voting rights”
Opposes requiring photo ID to vote.
Answered "No" in the lightning round of her Maine Public questionnaire.
ReportYour Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governorCandidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · Lightning round: answered No · mainepublic.org
“Should it be necessary to provide a photo ID in order to vote?”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Hannah M. Pingree on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (20)
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Androscoggin County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Aroostook County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Cumberland County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Franklin County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Hancock County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Kennebec County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Knox County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Lincoln County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Oxford County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Penobscot County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Piscataquis County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Sagadahoc County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Somerset County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Waldo County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (Washington County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- November 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List (York County offices and districts)
Election filing · Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions · maine.gov
- Your Vote 2026 profile: Hannah Pingree, Democrat for governor
Candidate questionnaire · Maine Public · Apr 17, 2026 · mainepublic.org
- Building Maine's Future Through Great Public Schools
Campaign website · Hannah Pingree for Governor · hannahforgovernor.com
- Maine's Next Chapter: A State You Can Afford to Call Home
Campaign website · Hannah Pingree for Governor · hannahforgovernor.com
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