Diane Marie Russell (born August 9, 1976) is an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives.
When Russell first ran for the State House in 2008, she was working as a cashier at a local convenience store.
[2][3] In 2011, The Nation magazine named her "Most Valuable State Representative" on its annual Progressive Honor Roll.
[7][8] In November 2012, Russell unsuccessfully sought the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives position, losing in a Democratic Party caucus vote to Mark Eves of York County.
Russell is a native of Woodstock, Maine, and is a graduate of Leavitt Area High School.