Paulette Beaudoin

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Paulette Beaudoin

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| office = Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 135th District

| term_start = December 2006

| term_end = December 2014

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| party = Democrat

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|7|25}}

| birth_place = Biddeford, Maine

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|13|1933|7|25}}

| death_place = Scarborough, Maine

| alma_mater = St. Joseph's High School (Biddeford, ME)

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| residence = Biddeford, Maine

| spouse = Roger O. Beaudoin

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Paulette G. Beaudoin (July 25, 1933 – January 13, 2017) was an American politician from Maine.{{cite news|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/65209/paulette-beaudoin|title=Representative Paulette Beaudoin Biography|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=12 February 2013}} A Democrat, Beaudoin was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2006. She represented District 135, which includes a portion of Biddeford. She was re-elected in 2008, 2010 and 2012 and was unable to seek re-election in 2014 due to term limits. Among her political positions, She was known as a proponent of mandating helmets for motorcyclists. She unsuccessfully entered a bill to do so in 2009 and has entered another such bill in 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/politics/Bill-to-mandate-motorcycle-helmets-mulled-in-Maine-.html|title=Legislative panel takes up bill to mandate motorcycle helmets |work=Portland Press Herald|accessdate=12 February 2013}}