Ann Elizabeth Peoples ( Murphy; January 31, 1947 – November 12, 2019) was an American politician from

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. A

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, Peoples was elected for the third time in 2010 to represent part of Westbrook,

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. She also has served on the Westbrook City Council and Planning Board. Peoples was unable to seek re-election to the

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for a 5th consecutive term in 2014 due to term-limits. She was replaced by fellow Democrat

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. Bates resigned from the seat in September 2018. Peoples was elected again to the Maine House in November 2018, defeating Republican Jim Borque. Peoples died on November 12, 2019.

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