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Grayson B. Lookner is an American politician who has served as a member of the
Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...
since 2020. He represents the 113th (formerly 37th) House District as a member of the Democratic Party. Lookner is a member of
Democratic Socialists of America The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a political organization in the United States and the country's largest Socialism, socialist organization. Sitting on the Left-wing politics, left-wing to Far-left politics, far-left of the politic ...
. Lookner serves on th
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
and on th
Joint Select Committee on Housing
in his first term introduced legislation to regulate the use of facial surveillance technology by authorities, as well as a bill that would have close
Long Creek Youth Development Center
Long Creek Youth Development Center
/ref> Maine's last remaining Youth Prison. Both bills passed both chambers of the Legislature, but the bill to close Long Creek was vetoed by Governor Janet Mills.


Early life and education

Raised in
Camden, Maine Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is ...
, Lookner attended
Prescott College Prescott College is a private college in Prescott, Arizona, United States. History Prescott College was founded in 1966 after a conference titled "Emergence of a Concept". Conveners Charles Parker and the Ford Foundation brought together leade ...
.


Career

After college, he worked in healthcare, wilderness guiding, and community organizing. He worked in progressive political organizations and for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020.


See also

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lookner, Grayson Living people Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Maine Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Politicians from Camden, Maine Politicians from Portland, Maine Prescott College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature