She is a Democrat representing Senate District 23, which serves Brunswick, Chebeague Island, Freeport, Harpswell, Pownal, and part of North Yarmouth.
Daughtry was born in Brunswick and raised in a politically active family who involved her in volunteering and voter registration.
[1] She remembers an early interest in politics and describes campaigning on Maine Street in Brunswick to be President of the United States when she was six years old.
[4][5] While at Smith, Daughtry worked as a freelance photojournalist at the Times Record in Brunswick and trained with Paul Cunningham.
She won the three-way general election with 45% of the vote,[4] becoming Maine's youngest female legislator at the time.
[7] On June 12, 2015, Governor Paul LePage vetoed a bill sponsored by Daughtry, LD 537 "An Act To Prohibit Standardized Testing of Children Before Third Grade", as part of his pledge to veto every bill sponsored by a Democrat until they agreed to the elimination of the Maine state income tax.