J. Elizabeth Mitchell (born June 29, 1969) is an American politician and health advocate from

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. Since 2013, Mitchell has been the CEO of the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement. A

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, Mitchell served two terms (1994-1998) in the

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representing the

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neighborhood of Portland, Maine. In 1994, Mitchell, at the age of 25, ran uncontested in both the Maine Democratic Party primary and the November general election for District 30. She replaced

Anne Rand Anne M. Rand (born July 27, 1946) is an American politician from Maine. She served in the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine State Senate for 10 terms between 1986 and 2008. Rand was born in Portland, Maine and raised in the city's ...

, who won a seat in the Maine Senate. In March 2013, Mitchell was hired as the CEO of the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement. She had previously directed the Maine Health Management Coalition since its foundation in 2008.

Personal

Mitchel was born on June 29, 1969, in

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. She earned a B.A. in religion from Reed College in 1991.

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