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Woodleigh H. Hughes

Woodleigh H. Hughes

Democrat · Maine · 2026

Running for Maine House District 78, Maine

Top priorities

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  • More state funding for schools and vocational training
  • Strengthening job markets
  • Housing and health care affordability
Biography

Hughes is a potter who has kept a working studio since 1980 and taught for more than 25 years at the college level, finishing the last nine years of a teaching career at Gould Academy in Bethel, per the campaign site. Hughes and a spouse bought and ran the Mill Hill Inn for seven years, per the campaign site.

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