New Gloucester & Poland (Part)
Representative Arata learned the value of hard work as a child helping out on her grandfather’s dairy farm. She attended Gordon College in Wenham, MA, where she was captain of the Cross Country Team and President of the Biology Club. She graduated with a degree in Biology and earned a full scholarship to the Doctoral program in Genetics at the University of California, Davis.
After getting married to Michael Arata, Amy earned a Masters of Science in Genetics. She moved to New Gloucester in 2006 and raised three sons. Together with her husband, she now owns a property investment business and a mechanical engineering business.
She volunteers for the community in several ways, including youth and church events, the New Gloucester Budget Committee and Planning Board. She has been elected to the MSAD 15 School Board, and was appointed to the Maine State Board of Education.
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Mail: 2 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04330
Email: Amy.Arata@legislature.maine.gov
Legislative Office: (207) 287-1440