| Birth place | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Birth date | May 15, 1956 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA) |
| Spouse | Sheldon Tepler (m. 1981) |
| Party | Democratic |
| State senate | Maine |
| District | 24th |
| Term start | December 3, 2024 |
| Predecessor | Eloise Vitelli |
| State house | Maine |
| District 2 | 54th |
| Term start 2 | December 3, 2014 |
| Term end 2 | November 8, 2022 |
| Term end | present |
| Predecessor 2 | Catherine Nadeau |
| Successor | Karen Montell |
Denise Anne Tepler (born May 15, 1956) is an American politician serving as a member of the Maine Senate from the 24th district. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in November 2014, she assumed office on December 3, 2014, before being term-limited in 2022 and choosing to run for the Senate in 2024.
Early life and education
Tepler was born in Philadelphia in 1956. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and a Master of Arts in cultural anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She also studied public policy at the University of Southern Maine.[1]
Career
From 1981 to 1983, Tepler worked as director of internal communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was also a curatorial assistant at the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum. She later worked as a substitute teacher for the Brunswick School Department and as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine. From 2006 to 2008, she was a research assistant for the Maine Humanities Council. She was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2014.[2][3] Since 2020, she has served as chair of the House Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Denise Tepler's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Denise Tepler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Lawmakers return to Augusta to finish up work". AP NEWS. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Representative Denise Tepler". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Sturdivant, Morgan. "Advocacy group holds press conference on affordable health care bill ahead of public hearing". www.wabi.tv. Retrieved 2022-03-07.