Chloe Maxmin
Chloe Maxmin is a Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 88. Maxmin was elected to the office on November 6, 2018.
She is a recent graduate of Harvard College. She became a climate activist at 12, later forming the Climate Action Club in high school and galvanizing a grassroots movement in her community. At Harvard, she co-founded Divest Harvard–a campaign calling on Harvard University to divest from fossil fuels–and led the campaign for two years, during which time Divest Harvard grew from group of 3 into a movement of over 70,000 people. Chloe also founded First Here, Then Everywhere to empower youth climate activists. She has received national and international recognition for her activism, including being named a “Green Hero” by Rolling Stone, receiving the Brower Youth Award, and appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher. She writes for The Nation and other media outlets.[1]
Addressing the climate crisis
Representative Chloe Maxmin November 30, 2018:
It was an honor to talk with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today and meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during a press conference about how our political system can address the climate crisis and protect Maine's past and future.
Our Revolution endorsement 2022
Our Revolution endorsed Chloe Maxmin in 2022.
Our Revolution
Our Revolution endorsed Chloe Maxmin in 2020.
Maine Democratic Socialists of America Public Facebook Group
Members of Maine Democratic Socialists of America Public Facebook Group, as of May 12, 2017, included Chloe Maxmin.[2]
Campaign Manager
Canyon Woodward was the Campaign Manager for Chloe Maxmin for Maine House. Maxmin and Woodward were activists together at Harvard.
Sunrise Slate
Sunrise Movement October 4 2018:
We are so proud to introduce our FINAL ENDORSEMENT SLATE for 2018!
Every one of these candidates has sworn off fossil fuels and is ready to fight like hell to stop climate change and protect our futures.
Check out the full slate here and join us to get bold candidates elected this November: sunrisemovement.org/endorsements — with Deb Haaland for Congress, Ilhan Omar for Congress, Jess King for Congress, Randy Bryce, Representative Chloe Maxmin, Benjamin Jealous, Kevin de Leon for U.S. Senate, Dana Nessel for Michigan Attorney General, Andrew Gillum, Zellnor Myrie, Alessandra Biaggi, Greta Neubauer for Assembly District 66 and Rashida Tlaib For Congress.
Maine Peoples Alliance
Chloe Maxmin was endorsed by the Maine People's Alliance.