John Andrews is an American politician serving as a Representative in the

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since 2018. He was first elected as a

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to the 73rd district, but became a

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in 2020 due to his dissatisfaction with the house committee assignments given to him. Andrews rejoined the Republican Party in 2022. Due to redistricting, he ran as a Republican in 2022 for Maine House district 79 and was re-elected.

Maine House of Representatives

Elected in

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as a

, he switched to the

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shortly after being re-elected in

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—becoming the first Libertarian to serve in either chamber of the

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—due to dissatisfaction with the committee assignments given to him by his

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. Andrews rejoined the Republicans in 2022, citing the removal of the

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as an officially recognized party in the state.

Personal life

Andrews lives in

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with his wife, Jeannette Andrews, and his two children. In 2001 he graduated with a

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from the

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Electoral history

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