Mary F. Cahill (born 1966) is an American politician from Maine. Cahill, a

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from

Mattawamkeag Mattawamkeag is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, located where the Mattawamkeag River joins the Penobscot River. The population was 596 at the 2020 census. The village of Mattawamkeag is in the southwest part of the town. Railr ...

, served in the

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from June 1989 to 1992. She was elected in a special election following the May death of her father Thomas A. Cahill. She was the youngest member of the 114th Maine Legislature.

Personal

Cahill graduated from the University of Maine in Orono. Prior to running for office, she taught third grade in Lincoln, Maine. In November 1991, she became engaged to State Senator

Gerard Conley Jr. Gerard P. "Gerry" Conley Jr. (born c. 1954) is an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Maine Legislature from 1988 to 1994. Conley was admitted to the Maine and Massachusetts bars and served as an assistant Maine Attorney General. He ...

after meeting during the previous session.

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1966 births Living people People from Penobscot County, Maine University of Maine alumni Women state legislators in Maine Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives {{Maine-politician-stub