Chloe Maxmin

Chloe Sophia Maxmin (born 1992) is an American Democratic politician and environmental activist who served as the Maine State Senator for District 13.

[7] The Climate Action Club conducted a massive reusable shopping bag campaign, established a no-idling policy on the Lincoln Academy campus, recycled 4,000 batteries and won a $5,000 national award to install solar panels at the school.

In part for her work with the Climate Action Club, Maxmin was featured on the "Communities" episode during Season 3 of Big Ideas for a Small Planet in 2009[8] and was one of ten national winners of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes in 2010.

In 2014, the Maine Women's Fund presented her with the 2014 Samantha Smith Award for her youth activism and work toward social change.

[9] Maxmin graduated from Harvard University in 2015 with a degree in social studies and a minor in environmental science and public policy[2] and returned to Maine.

[24] In May 2021 she appeared on Fox News making the claim from her book that Democrats have abandoned rural America [25] On January 12, 2022 Chloe Maxmin announced she decided not to seek re-election and would leave office on December 7, 2022.