Kenneth Fredette

Fredette was born in rural Maine on March 3, 1964, as one of five children in his family. In 1982, he graduated from East Grand High School in Danforth, Maine as class valedictorian. Fredette earned a B.S. in accounting from the University of Maine at Machias in 1987. He received a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in 1994 and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University's Harvard Kennedy School in 2010. == Non-partisan career ==

Fredette has been a Tribal Prosecutor for the Penobscot Indian Nation. ==Political career==

Prior to 2010 In 1985, Fredette was an intern for United States Senator Warren Rudman. In 1987 and 1988, he was on the campaign staff of presidential candidate Robert Dole, including being the New England Regional Youth Coordinator. In 1990, he was the field director of the campaign to re-elect Maine governor John McKernan Jr.. and 1998; in District 33 of the Maine State Senate, in 2004; and in District 28 of the Maine State Senate, in 2006. Fredette introduced bills requiring Temporary Assistance for Needy Families applicants to prove that they have applied for at least three jobs and eliminating the ability of DHHS caseworkers to use discretion in applying penalties to TANF recipients. He opposed the expansion of Medicaid in Maine. He also sponsored a bill that allocates funds for the use of electronic monitors on defendants in domestic violence cases. Fredette commented in the Maine House on potential expansion of medicaid on June 12, 2013. He referenced the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, contrasted a man's brain with women's, and questioned whether the proposed Medicaid expansion was "really free". Fredette apologized during the afternoon session in a speech on the House floor. He was also named the Rubio campaign's Maine chairman. ==Personal==

Fredette resides in Newport, Maine and has two children. He is a past president of the board of directors of Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union. ==References==