Governor Mills will swear in Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Monday

Governor Janet Mills will swear in Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Monday, January 4, with a formal acceptance ceremony scheduled for Noon in the House Chamber of the Maine State House.

While the building is closed to the public, credentialed members of the press are invited to attend and the public can view the proceedings in real time via the House Chamber website livestream at  http://legislature.maine.gov/audio/#house_chamber .

Secretary Bellows will be the Maine’s first female Secretary of State and the 50th person elected to the office. She previously served two terms in the Maine Senate from 2016-2020, and most recently worked as executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. For a full biography, visit https://www.maine.gov/sos/ .

The Department of the Secretary of State includes three bureaus: The Maine State Archives, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

The Secretary of State is one of Maines three constitutional officers, along with the State Treasurer and Attorney General. All three, as well as the statutory office of State Auditor, are elected by the Legislature and will participate in the ceremony Tuesday.

Megan Diver

Megan has worked in Maine politics for more than ten years and all of her professional career, having served in many roles for elected officials (including former Secretary of State Charlie Summers), in-house with the Maine Association of REALTORS®, legislative specialist at Pierce Atwood LLP providing lobbying services and support to Pierce Atwood’s government relations clients and most recently senior government relations specialist at the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. Megan currently is the Vice President at the Maine Energy Marketers Association, utilizing her vast knowledge and legislative experience at the State House to represent MEMA on policies relating to the Association and its members.