Kristen Cloutier

American politician from Lewiston, Maine

Kristen Cloutier

Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 60th district
In office December 5, 2018 – December 7, 2022
Preceded by	Jared Golden
Succeeded by	William Bridgeo
Mayor of Lewiston
In office March 8, 2019 – January 6, 2020
Preceded by	Shane Bouchard
Succeeded by	Mark Cayer
President of the Lewiston City Council
In office January 2016 – March 8, 2019
Preceded by	Mark Cayer
Succeeded by	Mike Lajoie
Member of the Lewiston City Council
In office January 2014 – March 8, 2019
Preceded by	Craig Saddlemire
Succeeded by	Luke Jensen

Personal details
Born	Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Denny Bourgoin
Children	1
Residence(s)	Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Education	Northeastern University (BJ) University of Southern Maine (MSL)

Kristen Cloutier is an American politician from Lewiston, Maine. She served as a state representative from the 60th district from 2018 to 2022.

Career

Cloutier was elected to the Lewiston City Council from Ward 5 in 2013. She became City Council President following the 2015 elections, making her first in line to succeed the incumbent mayor. After incumbent mayor Shane Bouchard resigned on March 8, 2019, following allegations of an extramarital affair, illegal conduct and racism, Cloutier became mayor of Lewiston, serving until January 6, 2020, when Mark Cayer, the winner of the 2019 mayoral election, was sworn in.^[1]

On November 6, 2018, Cloutier was elected to the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Lewiston. She succeeded Jared Golden, who was elected to Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Party.^[2]

References

^ Nee, Liam (March 8, 2019). "Lewiston mayor resigns amid allegations of affair, leaked texts". WCSH-TV. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "Lewiston matches statewide election results - Lewiston Sun Journal". sunjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.