Bettyann Sheats

{{Short description|American politician}}

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Bettyann Watson Sheats is an American politician from Maine.{{Cite web|url=https://wigyradio.com/breakfast-club-blog/658385|title=Bettyann Sheats - Candidate for Maine Senate, District 20|first=Envisionwise Website Service /|last=LinkedUpRadio|website=WIGY}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/09/29/bettyann-sheats-maine-house-64/|title=Maine House 64: Bettyann Sheats|date=September 29, 2020|website=Lewiston Sun Journal}} A Democrat, she served in the Maine House of Representatives. She lost her seat in a re-election campaign and also lost in her campaign for a Maine Senate seat.

Sheats attended the United States Military Academy and served in the U.S. Army from 1979 to 1991. She served in the Maine House of Representatives from 2016 to 2020. She was succeeded by Republican Laurel Libby.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bettyann_Sheats|title=Bettyann Sheats|website=Ballotpedia}} He husband George Sheats is an Episcopal priest.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/02/15/bettyann-sheats-is-running-for-state-senate-in-auburn/|title=Bettyann Sheats is running for state Senate in Auburn|date=February 15, 2024|website=Lewiston Sun Journal}} In 2021, she became part of the board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/05/05/bettyann-sheats-added-to-fame-board-of-directors/|title=Bettyann Sheats added to FAME board of directors|date=May 5, 2021|website=Lewiston Sun Journal}}