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Cynthia Dill

About Cynthia Dill

Cynthia Dill is a civil rights attorney with the Portland firm Troubh Heisler. She has served as a state senator and representative, and she is the former Democratic nominee in Maine's 2012 U.S. Senate race. She holds a BA from the University of Vermont and a JD from Northeastern University. She is admitted in the U.S. District Courts for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims. Dill lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband Tom and their two children.

Are Mainers feeling the Bern?

Cynthia: Maine sure loves independent guys in their 70s, Mike! Bernie Sanders drew thousands in Portland this week. Are you ready for a political revolution? Mike: Bernie, like Ron Paul, is the example that breaks the false “left-right” construct. Sanders joined mostly Republicans in opposing the bank bailouts, while Hillary supported the payout. Bernie is […]

Commencement advice for politicians

Cynthia: In her famous commencement address to Harvard University students, J.K. Rowling said it was her personal failure that led to great success. Hitting rock bottom became the solid foundation on which she rebuilt her life. In Augusta and Washington, showboating politicians are failing to govern or find commonsense solutions to our large collective problems. […]