{{Short description|American politician and attorney}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Anne Carney | image_size = | image = | caption = | order = | state_senate = Maine | district = 29th | term_start = December 2, 2020 | term_end = | predecessor = Rebecca Millett | successor = | state_house1 = Maine | district1 = 30th | term_start1 = December 2018 | term_end1 = December 2, 2020 | predecessor1 = Kim Monaghan-Derrig | successor1 = Rebecca Millett | party = Democratic | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Haverford College (B.A.)<br>Harvard University (M.T.S)<br>U. of Maine School of Law (J.D.) | profession = Attorney | spouse = David Wennberg | children = 3 | website = }}
'''Anne Carney''' is an American Democratic politician and attorney from Maine. She currently serves in the Maine Senate representing District 29, which consists of Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, and part of Scarborough. Carney was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended Haverford College where she received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). She completed a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S) from Harvard University in 1987 and moved to Maine in 1988. Carney completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Maine School of Law in 1990 and practiced employment, civil rights and municipal law for 16 years. She was a ''pro bono'' In-House Volunteer Attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance for eight years before running for Maine House of Representatives District 30 in 2018. In 2020, Carney was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.
==Early life, education & career== Carney was born in Baltimore, Maryland{{R|ballotpedia}} in 1963.{{R|2018run}} She received a B.A. from Haverford College and then completed a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University in 1987.{{R|2020profile}} Carney and her husband moved to Maine in 1988,{{R|meetanne}} and she graduated ''cum laude'' from the University of Maine School of Law in 1990.{{R|speakerbios}}
Working at the law firm of Norman, Hanson, & DeTroy, Carney spent 16 years practicing employment, civil rights and municipal law. She became an In-House Volunteer Attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance and worked there for eight years before running for the Maine House in 2018.{{R|CELT}}{{R|speakerbios}}{{R|ballotpedia}}
==Political career== ===Maine House=== Carney credits an emotional conversation with her daughter as her inspiration to run for public office. In a 2018 interview, she explained that the morning after the 2016 United States presidential election, her daughter called her in tears, expressing dismay at Donald Trump's victory and uncertainty about whether to start a family under the circumstances. Carney explained that “I felt personally accountable when I realized the impact one individual over another had on my family.”{{R|2018run}}{{R|mainemonitor}}
In the 2018 House District 30 Democratic primary, Carney defeated fellow Democrat Mary Ann Lynch 64-36%. In the general election, she defeated Republican Charles Rich 75%-25%. She served on the Labor and Housing Committee during her House term.{{R|2020profile}}
===Maine Senate=== Carney announced her candidacy for Maine Senate District 29 on November 2, 2019.{{R|2020announcement}} She won a three-way Democratic primary, beating fellow Democrats Sari Greene and Eben Rose with 58% of the vote. In the general election, Carney faced Republican former Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson{{R|senaterace2020}} and defeated her 67%-33%.{{R|ballotpedia}} Carney is the chair of the legislature's Judiciary Committee and serves on the Environment and Natural Resources committee.{{R|officiallegislature}}
==Personal life== Carney and her husband David Wennberg have three adult children. They live in Cape Elizabeth.{{R|meetanne}} Carney is involved with several community organizations in Cape Elizabeth including the Two Lights Road Bicycle Path Committee,{{R|speakerbios}} the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust,{{R|CELT}} and the school system. She has been involved with the competitive swimming community in Maine and is a member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.{{R|speakerbios}}
In her spare time, Carney enjoys cooking, canning, and being outdoors walking, biking, skiing, fishing and gardening.{{R|CELT}}{{R|meetanne}}{{R|speakerbios}}{{R|2020profile}}
==Electoral record== ===Maine House=== {{Election box begin no change |title = 2018 Maine House District 30 Democratic primary }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Anne Carney | votes = 1,387 | percentage = 64.2% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Mary Ann Lynch | votes = 774 | percentage = 35.8% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 2,161 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2018 Maine House District 30 General Election }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Anne Carney | votes = 4,028 | percentage = 75.1% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Charles Rich | votes = 1,332 | percentage = 24.9% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 5,360 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}
===Maine Senate=== {{Election box begin no change |title = 2020 Maine Senate District 29 Democratic primary }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Anne Carney | votes = 4,931 | percentage = 57.6% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Sari Greene | votes = 2,537 | percentage = 29.6% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Eben Rose | votes = 1,098 | percentage = 12.8% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 8,566 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title = 2020 Maine Senate District 29 General Election }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Anne Carney | votes = 16,847 | percentage = 67.2% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Stephanie Anderson | votes = 8,221 | percentage = 32.8% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 25,068 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}
==References== <references>
<ref name=CELT>{{cite web |title=Meet CELT's new President Anne Carney |url=https://www.capelandtrust.org/news/meet-celts-new-president-anne-carney/ |website=Cape Elizabeth Land Trust |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326134050/https://www.capelandtrust.org/news/meet-celts-new-president-anne-carney/ |archive-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
<ref name=speakerbios>{{cite web |title=Health Care for Maine 7th Annual Conference Speaker Bios |url=https://www.mainecahc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Speaker-bios.pdf |website=Maine Consumers for Affordable Health Care |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
<ref name=2020profile>{{cite web |title=Anne M. Carney, Maine Senate 29 |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/05/anne-m-carney-maine-senate-29/ |website=Sun Journal |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326140226/https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/05/anne-m-carney-maine-senate-29/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |date=5 October 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web |title=Anne Carney |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Anne_Carney |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326141509/https://ballotpedia.org/Anne_Carney |archive-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
<ref name=meetanne>{{cite web |title=Meet Anne |url=https://www.anneformaine.com/anne |website=Anne Carney State Senate |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326143315/https://www.anneformaine.com/anne |archive-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
<ref name=2018run>{{cite web |last1=Gallagher |first1=Noel |title=Anne Carney: Her own daughter's despair was a call to action |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/14/anne-carney-her-own-daughters-despair-was-a-call-to-action/ |website=Portland Press Herald |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326153706/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/14/anne-carney-her-own-daughters-despair-was-a-call-to-action/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |date=14 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name=senaterace2020>{{cite web |last1=Bouchard |first1=Kelley |title=State Senate race pits former D.A. against experienced legislator |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/19/state-senate-race-pits-former-d-a-against-experienced-legislator/ |website=Portland Press Herald |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326155857/https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/19/state-senate-race-pits-former-d-a-against-experienced-legislator/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=mainemonitor>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Patricia |title=Called to Action |url=https://www.themainemonitor.org/called-to-action/ |website=The Maine Monitor |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326160714/https://www.themainemonitor.org/called-to-action/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
<ref name=2020announcement>{{cite web |title=Rep. Anne Carney to run for Maine Senate District 29 |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/12/13/rep-anne-carney-to-run-for-maine-senate-district-29/ |website=Portland Press Herald/Scarborough Leader |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326161548/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/12/13/rep-anne-carney-to-run-for-maine-senate-district-29/ |archive-date=26 March 2021 |date=13 December 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=officiallegislature>{{cite web |title=Sen. Anne Carney (D - Cumberland) |url=https://legislature.maine.gov/District-29 |website=Maine State Legislature |access-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326162155/https://legislature.maine.gov/District-29 |archive-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.instagram.com/anneformaine/ Anne for Maine on Instagram] *[https://www.anneformaine.com/ Anne Carney State Senate official site] *[http://www.mainesenate.org/senator/senator/anne-carney/ Maine Senate Democrats: Anne Carney] *[https://www.facebook.com/anneformaine/ Senator Anne Carney on Facebook]
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