Colleen Madigan
Colleen Madigan | |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 64th district | |
| In office December 7, 2022 – December 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laurel Libby |
| Succeeded by | Flavia M. DeBrito |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 110th district | |
| In office December 7, 2016 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Beck |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Moriarty |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Martin |
| Succeeded by | Scott Cyrway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1964 (age 61) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Social worker |
Colleen Madigan (born January 22, 1964; formerly Lachowicz) is an American politician and social worker from Maine. Under the name Colleen Lachowicz, the Democrat from Waterville was elected to the Maine Senate from the 25th district. Her race attracted international attention when the Republican Party of Maine issued press releases condemning her for playing the online video game World of Warcraft, claiming her "disturbing alter-ego" and "time-consuming double life" made her unfit to hold public office. She was defeated for re-election two years later by Republican Scott Cyrway.
She returned to her maiden name, Colleen Madigan, in 2014, and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives's District 110 in 2016, winning with 2,305 votes to 1,661 for Republican Mark Andre. Democratic incumbent Henry Beck was not a candidate for re-election, and Madigan was unopposed in the primary. She was re-elected in the 110th district in 2018 and 2020. She won her fourth term in 2022 for the 64th district after redistricting. She was term-limited in 2024, and succeeded by fellow Democrat Flavia M. DeBrito.