Maine Gov. Paul LePage's Daughter Hired by NRA

Lauren LePage, daughter of Gov. Paul LePage, has been hired by the National Rifle Association as its new state director for Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She will oversee “all legislative and political activities for the NRA” across the three states, NRA media liaison Lars Dalseide said Thursday.

The move is the latest step up the career ladder for a woman who at 22 became one of the LePage administration’s first hires. In December 2010, she was hired to a roughly $41,000 position as assistant to her father’s chief of staff. She spent years as a political adviser in her father’s administration, incrementally gaining more authority.

She attended the University of Maine School of Law and worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign in Maine before managing Republican Shawn Moody’s 2018 unsuccessful run for governor.

Her new position highlights the respect Lauren LePage has earned among conservatives. The NRA originated as an organization for hunting enthusiasts, but has transformed into a megaphone for the political right whose leaders are outspoken and often controversial in their defense of gun rights.

https://bangordailynews.com/2018/12/14/politics/daily-brief/lauren-lepage-has-a-new-job-with-the-nra/