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New Maine Attorney General Takes Oath Of Office

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The state of Maine has a new attorney general.

Aaron Frey took the oath of office on Tuesday in a ceremony in the Maine House Chambers. He says among his priorities are combating Maine’s opioid epidemic, building stronger relations with Maine’s Wabanaki tribes and protecting the state from harmful actions taken by the federal government.

In addition to having a private law practice in Bangor, Frey served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives as a Democrat.

Frey becomes the state’s 58th attorney general as he takes over the position that had been held by Gov. Janet Mills.

Ed is a Maine native who spent his early childhood in Livermore Falls before moving to Farmington. He graduated from Mount Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine at Orono where he received his BA in speech in 1974 with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time that he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for what was then called MPBN TV and also did volunteer work for MPBN Radio.