Louis Luchini

Louis Luchini (born May 24, 1981) is an American Democratic politician and former professional long-distance runner from Maine. Luchini served in the Maine Senate representing District 7, Hancock County from 2018 to 2022. Luchini was born and raised in Ellsworth, Maine and began running competitively in middle school. He was a state champion runner at Ellsworth High School and continued to Stanford University where he earned a degree in human biology and was an all-American runner. Luchini graduated from Stanford in 2004 and signed a contract with Nike to run professionally, also participating in the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2004 and 2008. He returned to Maine in 2009, joined the cross-country coaching staff at Ellsworth High School and ran for the Maine House of Representatives in 2010. Luchini served four terms in the Maine House before running successfully for the Senate in 2018. In 2020, Luchini was re-elected to Senate District 7 for a second two-year term. In January 2022, he resigned from the Senate to accept a job in the U.S. Small Business Administration.