Nicole Grohoski
{{short description|American politician}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Nicole Grohoski
| image =
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| state_senate = Maine
| district = 7th district
| prior_term =
| term_start = July 6, 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Louis Luchini
| office1 = Member of the
Maine House of Representatives
from the 132nd district
| term_start1 = December 5, 2018
| term_end1 = July 6, 2022
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Middlebury College
| predecessor1 = Louis Luchini
| successor1 = Mark Worth
| occupation = Cartographer, GIS Specialist{{R|aboutnicole}}
| residence = Ellsworth, Maine{{R|votesmart}}
| birth_place = Ellsworth, Maine{{R|votesmart}}
}}
Nicole Grohoski is an American cartographer, naturalist, and politician from Maine. She is a Democrat representing District 7 in the Maine Senate. Grohoski was born in Ellsworth, Maine and attended Ellsworth High School, the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and Middlebury College, earning degrees in chemistry and environmental science. She served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives before running for the Maine Senate in a special election in June 2022. Grohoski was re-elected to Senate District 7 in November 2022 and is currently serving her second term.
Early life and education
Grohoski was raised in Ellsworth, Maine by Jackie Grohoski, a school nurse, and Ed Grohoski, an electrician and veteran of the Vietnam War. Nicole attended Ellsworth High School, the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and Middlebury College where she received a bachelor's degree in chemistry and environmental studies in 2005.{{R|aboutnicole}}{{R|ballotpedia}}
Political career
In 2018, Grohoski ran for election to represent District 132 (Ellsworth and Trenton) in the Maine House of Representatives and defeated Republican Mark Remick to win. She was re-elected in 2020. On June 14, 2022, Grohoski won a special election to fill a vacated Senate seat in Maine's Senate District 7 (most of Hancock County) through December 7, 2022.{{R|specialwin}} She won re-election to the Maine Senate on November 8, 2022 against Republican Brian Langley.{{R|ballotpedia}}
Personal life
Grohoski lives in Ellsworth and works for a small mapping company. She volunteers with the Green Ellsworth citizens' initiative, is on the Board of Directors for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail,{{R|canoetrail}} and drives for Meals on Wheels.{{R|senatedems}}{{R|aboutnicole}}
Electoral record
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Nicole Grohoski|votes=2,396|percentage=54.3%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Mark Remick|votes=2,014|percentage=45.7%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 general election: Maine House of Representatives, District 132{{R|ballotpedia}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Nicole Grohoski|votes=3,099|percentage=55.3%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Michelle Kaplan|votes=2,505|percentage=44.7%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 special election: Maine Senate, District 7{{R|certifiedspecial}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Nicole Grohoski|votes=6,506|percentage=63.4%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Brian Langley|votes=3,635|percentage=35.5%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Green Party of the United States|candidate=Benjamin Meiklejohn|votes=115|percentage=1.1%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 general election: Maine Senate, District 7{{R|certified}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Democratic Party (US)
|candidate={{checked}} Nicole Grohoski
|votes= 12,811
|percentage= 59%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party=Republican Party (US)
|candidate=Brian Langley
|votes= 8,913
|percentage= 41%}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:21st-century cartographers
Category:21st-century American geographers
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:People from Ellsworth, Maine
Category:Middlebury College alumni