Justin Chenette was born on April 23,1991 and is an American politician from Maine.
20 Facts About Justin Chenette
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Justin Chenette made history at age 21 becoming the youngest legislator in Maine, and was one of five openly gay members of the Maine Legislature.
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Justin Chenette was youngest openly gay legislator in the United States.
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Justin Chenette is the son of Jennifer Minthorn and Dr Steven Mark Chenette.
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Justin Chenette's father died in 2000 when Chenette was nine years old from complications of diabetes.
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Justin Chenette graduated high school from Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine.
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At the station, Justin Chenette hosted a public affairs show he created, The Issue and produced three live election results shows.
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Justin Chenette's work was recognized by the Student Television Network by honoring Chenette as the 2009 Student Broadcast Journalist of the Year.
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Justin Chenette worked on developing new segments and booked various entertainment and informative guests for the show.
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Justin Chenette updated FOX's website on the weekends as web producer.
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Justin Chenette took courses through the early studies program at the University College at Saco and at the University of Southern Maine.
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Justin Chenette went to graduate a semester early from Lyndon State College with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting, Associate degree in TV news, and minors in political science and multimedia communications.
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In 2019, Chenette completed Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.
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In May 2012, Justin Chenette was elected at the Maine State Democratic Convention as an at-large delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention down in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Justin Chenette was one of the youngest members of Maine's delegation to the DNC.
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Justin Chenette served as an intern for Republican US Senator Olympia Snowe prior to her retirement in 2012.
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Justin Chenette announced his first run for public office at the age 20, while he was still attending college, when the sitting State Representative Linda Valentino was termed out and seeking the State Senate seat.
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Justin Chenette went on to face Saco Republican Chairwoman Carol Patterson in the General Election replacing Republican candidate Frederick Fortier who dropped out of the race.
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However, in 2022, Justin Chenette sought and won York County District 3 Commissioner seat.
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In 2013, Justin Chenette started his first small business, Justin Chenette Media LLC, a multimedia public relations company based in Saco.