Patricia Hymanson is an American physician and politician from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. Hymanson, a

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from

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, has served in the

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since December 2014. She has also served on the York School Committee, including as chair. Hymanson is a practicing neurologist and has had a practice in York since 1988. Her district includes all of the town of

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as well portions of the towns of Wells, Sanford and her residence in York. Hymanson attended public schools in

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before earning a B.A. from

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and a M.D. from

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. In 2020, Hymanson sought her fourth consecutive term in the Maine House of Representatives.

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