Dawn Hill

{{short description|American attorney and Democratic politician from Maine}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dawn Hill | image = | caption = | office = Member of the Maine Senate | term_start = December 2014 | term_end = December 2018 | predecessor = Troy Dale Jackson | successor = Mark W. Lawrence | constituency = 35th District | term_start1 = December 2010 | term_end1 = December 2014 | predecessor1 = Peter Bowman | successor1 = Peter Edgecomb | constituency1 = 1st District | office2 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives | term_start2 = December 2006 | term_end2 = December 2010 | predecessor2 = Bradley Moulton | successor2 = Bradley Moulton | constituency2 = 149th District }}

'''Dawn Hill''' is an American politician from Maine. A Cape Neddick, York resident, Hill represents the 1st Senate District. Prior to being elected a Maine State Senator, she represented part of York County in District 149 from 2006 to 2010.<ref name=DawnHill.org/>

==Education and career== Hill graduated from West Virginia University College of Law in 1979. After graduating, she moved to the Cape Neddick neighborhood of York. She became licensed as an attorney in both West Virginia and Maine. She runs a dog training and activity facility in York and serves on the Board of Directors of the York Land Trust.<ref name=DawnHill.org>[http://www.dawnhill.org/pdf/DawnHill_Bio012011.pdf Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725221815/http://www.dawnhill.org/pdf/DawnHill_Bio012011.pdf |date=2011-07-25 }} DawnHill.org</ref>

In June 2009, Hill announced her intention to seek the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2010 gubernatorial election. However, she withdrew from the race in January 2010, citing difficulties in fundraising due to the large number of candidates participating in the primary.<ref>[http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100106-NEWS-1060366 Dawn Hill explains reasons behind leaving crowded gubernatorial race] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928081757/http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100106-NEWS-1060366 |date=2012-09-28 }} ''SeaCoast Online'', January 6, 2010</ref>

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