Hannah Pingree Appoints Transition Team to Staff Maine Cabinet

Governor-elect Hannah Pingree announced a 22-member transition team on Tuesday in Augusta to recruit and recommend candidates for 15 Cabinet positions and a seat on the Workers’ Compensation Board. The team is co-chaired by Maulian Bryant, executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance, and Roger Katz, a former Republican state lawmaker.

Pingree stated she seeks a results-oriented, collaborative cabinet characterized by integrity and accountability. She intends to recruit leaders from labor, business, and healthcare, including individuals with no prior state government experience. Pingree specified that there will be no shoe-ins, requiring all candidates, including those from the previous administration, to compete for positions.

The transition team aims to assemble most of the Cabinet before Pingree's inauguration on January 6, 2027.