22 Facts About Emily Cain

Emily Cain was the 2014 and 2016 Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives for Maine's 2nd congressional district.

Emily Cain was born in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to the south side suburbs of Chicago, Illinois before the age of one.

Emily Cain lived in Illinois until age nine, and then moved to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, graduating from Lawrence High School and then moving to Maine with her family at the age of eighteen.

Emily Cain attended the University of Maine and has lived in Orono since 1998.

Emily Cain received her Bachelor of Music Education in 2002, graduating with highest honors from the UMaine Honors College.

In 2004, Emily Cain graduated from Harvard University, receiving her Master of Education in Higher Education.

Emily Cain worked at the University of Maine for more than a decade in the Honors College as the Coordinator of Advancement.

On June 15,2017, Cain was hired as the executive director for EMILY's List, a national organization which works to support pro-choice Democratic women running for elected office.

Emily Cain was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2004 at the age of 24 from an historically Democrat-leaning district, defeating Republican William Reed and Green Independent Mark Horton.

Emily Cain served as Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Research, Economic Development and the Innovation Economy in 2006, and served as the chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on School District Reorganization in 2007.

From 2008 to 2010, Emily Cain served as House Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, leading tough negotiations to successfully pass five unanimous bipartisan budgets.

Emily Cain was the first Democrat to serve as House Minority Leader since the mid-1970s.

Emily Cain held this position for one term and led Maine House Democrats back into the majority during the 2012 elections.

In 2009, Emily Cain was one of over sixty co-sponsors in the House of LD 1020, legalizing same-sex marriage in Maine.

In December 2011, Emily Cain announced she would seek to replace fellow Democrat Elizabeth Schneider in the Maine Senate, running for Maine's 30th district.

Schneider was unable to run due to term-limits, as Emily Cain was unable run for the House of Representatives again because of the same limits.

Emily Cain served as a state delegate for Maine at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Emily Cain served on the Senate Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, and was the Senate Chair of the Senate Government Oversight Committee.

Emily Cain won the Democratic primary election for Maine's 2nd congressional district, beating State Senate Majority Leader Troy Dale Jackson.

Emily Cain was defeated by former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin in the general election.

Emily Cain received more votes in Hancock, Franklin and Waldo counties but Poliquin won the rest, including Penobscot County which Cain represented.

Emily Cain ran for US Congress again in 2016, facing a rematch with now incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin in the general election.