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Diane Marie Russell (born August 9, 1976) is an American politician who serves in the Maine House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Party. ==Political career== When Russell first ran for the State House in 2008, she was working as a cashier at a local convenience store. She currently serves on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee and the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/104942/diane-russell#.USf06-vwLXE )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/hsebios/russdm.htm )〕 Russell has sponsored a bill that would fully legalize and tax the sale of marijuana. In 2011, ''The Nation'' magazine named her "Most Valuable State Representative" on its annual Progressive Honor Roll.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenation.com/article/165314/progressive-honor-roll-2011# )〕 In 2011, Russell introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in Maine. The bill, LD 1453, was voted down in committee (3-8) in March and down by the House of Representatives in June. After being re-elected in 2012, Russell again introduced a similar bill to legalize marijuana in 2013. It is co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Aaron Libby. In November 2012, Russell unsuccessfully sought the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives position, losing out in a Democratic Party caucus vote to Mark Eves of York County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diane Russell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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