Laurie Osher's Biography
- State House (ME) - District 25, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (ME) - District 25
Contact Information
Office
House Majority Office
Room 333, State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
13 Mayo Street
Orono, ME 04473
Full Name:
Laurie Osher
Gender:
Female
Family:
2 Children: Noam, Zivi
Birth Date:
06/08/1960
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, PA
Home City:
Orono, ME
Religion:
Jewish
PhD, Soil Science/Global Change Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1991-1997
Master of Science, Soil Sciences/Soil Morphology/Soil Genesis, North Carolina State University, 1982-1985
Bachelor of Science, Agronomy, Cornell University, 1980-1982
Attended, Soil Science/Agronomy, Delaware Valley College, 1978-1980
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 25, 2022-present
Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 25, 2022
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 123, 2020-2022
Town Councilor, Town of Orono, Maine, 2017-2022
No caucus information on file.
President/Owner, Osher Environment Systems, 2009-2022
Professor/Research Faculty Member, University of Maine, 1999-2008
Research Associate, National Academy of Science, Environmental Protection Agency, 1998-1999
Watershed Staff Officer, United States Forest Service, 1987-1992
Soil Scientist, ERT Environmental Consulting, 1985-1987
Research Staff, United States Agency for International Development (US AID) Mission to Peru, 1984
Soil Scientist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Soil Conservation Service, 1982
Member, Development Committee, Penobscot Theatre Company, 2016-present
Volunteer, Equality Maine, present
Volunteer, Health Equity Alliance, present
Volunteer, Maine People's Alliance, present
Volunteer, Maine Small Business Coalition, present
Board Member, Congregation Beth El
Representative, Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition
Bangor Pride Planning Committee Member, Health Equity Alliance, 2016-2019
Treasurer, Orono Schools Coalition for the Arts, 2015-2017
President, Maine Interfaith Power & Light, 2012-2016