Amy B. Arata is an American politician serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 104th district.
[1] After graduating from Gordon College, Arata worked at the Naval Blood Research Laboratory at Boston University.
Arata was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office in December 2018.
[3] In January 2019, Arata sponsored a bill that would revise a state law governing the dissemination of obscene materials to minors.
Arata later stated that she was inspired to sponsor the bill after her teenage son was assigned to read Kafka on the Shore, which perpetuated the myth that rape is mutually pleasurable.