Rep. Rebecca Millett is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives, after serving eight years in the Maine Senate. She is a member of both the budget-writing Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee and the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.

Rep. Millett grew up in Maine and attended Portland Public Schools. After graduating from college, serving in the Peace Corps and working in finance in New York, Rep. Millett moved home to Maine in 2000. Upon returning to Maine, she served on the Cape Elizabeth School Board from 2004 to 2010 and co-founded a citizens’ advocacy group to support advancements in local education.

Rep. Millett is the founder and co-chair of the Legislature's Children’s Caucus. She serves on the New England Board of Higher Education, co-chairing its Legislative Advisory Committee, and the Children's Cabinet Early Childhood Advisory Committee.

She lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband, where they raised their son and daughter. She loves hiking, backpacking and skiing with her family and studies piano.

EDUCATION
American University: Bachelor’s degrees in international relations and business administration
University of Chicago: MBA

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Committee

Rep. Millett is a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Brief description of the subject matter handled by the committee: General Fund appropriations and general fiscal policy; federal funds allocations, special revenue and block grant allocations when part of a biennial or supplemental budget; Budget Stabilization Fund; general obligation bond issues; collective bargaining funding; budgeting methodologies; review of financial orders; and financial evaluation of agencies of state government.

Brief description of the subject matter handled by the committee: Department of Education; State Board of Education; school finance, governance and administration; school budgets; school facilities; curriculum, instruction and assessment; teachers and administrators; special education and child development services; education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students; career and technical education; alternative education, school choice and home schooling; truancy and dropouts; educational services at juvenile correctional facilities; adult education; Maine Education Policy Research Institute; University of Maine System; Maine Community College System; Maine Maritime Academy; postsecondary education finance and governance; student assistance programs at Finance Authority of Maine; and cultural affairs, including Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Library, Maine State Museum and Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation.

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Legislation

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50 Market Street
Ste 1A PMP 162
South Portland, ME 04106

Rebecca.Millett@legislature.maine.gov

When the Legislature is in session, you can leave a message for me by calling the State House Message Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TDD Line: Relay 711.