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Representative
Melissa Walsh Innes
District 107 -
Representing Yarmouth
400 East Elm Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Home tel: (207) 846-4302

About Rep. Innes

Rep. Melissa Walsh Innes is serving her second term in the Maine House of Representatives and is a member of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

A lifelong Mainer from the Yarmouth area, Rep. Innes graduated from the University of Southern Maine, earning her degree in Social Work, and since then has worked to support Maine citizens with mental illness, Alzheimer's Disease, developmental disabilities, and special education supports in the school system. Rep. Innes has also owned a professional organizing business.

Locally, Rep. Innes has been a leader on energy conservation issues as the past Chair of the Yarmouth Energy Savers Committee, which has worked to cut costs and energy usage of municipal and residential buildings.

In her work as a Maine legislator, Rep. Innes has focused on the policy area of recycling, specifically product stewardship. She works with legislators across the US, Canada, and most recently, Australia, in her work to forward the policy approach to save taxpayer money and improve our environment.

Rep. Innes, along with her husband Shawn Walsh (current UMaine Law student) and three daughters, attends the First Universalist Church of Yarmouth.

To view high resolution photos of Rep. Melissa Innes click here.

News

August 3, 2011Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program Applications Available
“Circuit Breaker” tax relief program for middle and low-income Mainers opens Aug. 1
June 8, 2011Bill to Expand Maine’s Electronics Recycling Law and Create New Jobs in Maine Passed into Law
March 7, 2011Rep. Walsh Innes hosts monthly coffee hour
February 17, 2011Statement: Rep. Walsh Innes provides details on her employment with energy alliance
Lawmaker says she was hired for expertise in community organizing, commitment to energy conservation
January 26, 2011Democrats ask Brown tough questions on conflict of interest, governor’s rollback agenda
Key House Democrats vote against DEP nominee
January 19, 2011Rep. Walsh Innes welcomes Yarmouth High School students to State House
December 9, 2010Governmental report shows landmark responsible recycling program will save tax-payer dollars and create new jobs in Maine’s recycling industry
First report issued on Rep. Innes’ law to encourage private companies to recycle hazardous and cumbersome products

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Committees

Rep. Innes serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

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Issues

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Legislation

Click on the button below to see all bills, joint resolutions and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our district and throughout the state.

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Contact Me

Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may use the online Contact Form to reach me.

You can also contact me at my home:

400 East Elm Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
Home tel: (207) 846-4302

When the Legislature is in session, you can leave a message for me by calling the State House Message Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line: (207) 287-4469.

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