Jared Golden

thumb|Jared Golden Jared Forrest Golden (born July 25, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, his district, the largest east of the Mississippi River, covers the northern four-fifths of the state, including Lewiston, Bangor and Auburn. Golden is the first member of Congress elected by ranked-choice voting. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a United States Marine. Quotes I'm not looking to be defined as someone that is there in opposition, but rather someone that's there serious about doing the job and doing the work. It's a piece of paper. I could care less about it. It's the vote that is meaningful, in terms of sticking to your guns and standing by your principles, and I'm gonna stand by the fact that I think it's time to pass a torch to a new leadership team in our party Golden Didn't Sign Letter, But Says He Opposes Pelosi For Speaker Of The House (November 19, 2018) Many of my colleagues argue this major line item is worth accepting to pass the rest of the bill. I disagree: the SALT giveaway in the Build Back Better Act is larger than the child care, pre-K, healthcare or senior care provisions of the bill. "Jared Golden sole Democrat to vote against Build Back Better Act", The Hill.com (November 19, 2021) External links Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:Politicians from Maine Category:United States Marines Category:1982 births Category:Living people