Denise Tepler
Denise Tepler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office December 3, 2024 – present | |
| Preceded by | Eloise Vitelli |
| Succeeded by | Karen Montell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 54th district | |
| In office December 3, 2014 – November 8, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Nadeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1956 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Sheldon Tepler (m. 1981) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA) |
Denise Anne Tepler (born May 15, 1956) is an American politician serving as a member of the Maine Senate from the 24th district. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in November 2014, she assumed office on December 3, 2014, before being term-limited in 2022 and choosing to run for the Senate in 2024.
Early life and education
[edit]Tepler was born in Philadelphia in 1956. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She also studied public policy at the University of Southern Maine.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1981 to 1983, Tepler worked as director of internal communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was also a curatorial assistant at the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum. She later worked as a substitute teacher for the Brunswick School Department and as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine. From 2006 to 2008, she was a research assistant for the Maine Humanities Council. She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014.[2][3] Since 2020, she has served as chair of the House Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Denise Tepler's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Denise Tepler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Lawmakers return to Augusta to finish up work". AP NEWS. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Representative Denise Tepler". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Sturdivant, Morgan. "Advocacy group holds press conference on affordable health care bill ahead of public hearing". www.wabi.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- University of Southern Maine faculty
- University of Maine faculty
- Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Maine
- People from Topsham, Maine
- 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature
- 21st-century American women politicians