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Jan has served two terms in the Maine State Legislature (129th and 130th sessions) representing Maine House District 97 and was a member of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee both terms. Due to the census and redistricting and her reelection in November 2022 resulted in her serving a third term representing House District #39 Belfast-Northport-Belmont.
Learn more about Jan:
In this video interview, we invite you to hear more about Jan's views on current issues:
Seniors/retirees. Housing. Education and cultural affairs. Solar power. PFAS contamination of farms. And much more.
"Jan Dodge is a person, a representative of integrity, honesty and authenticity. She is devoted to her work for us in Waldo County, and we are fortunate to have her. Thank you, Jan!"
- L. D.
Candidate interviews, Maine State House of Representatives District 39, with Ned Lightner of Belfast Community Media, October 2024.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference, that you have lived, and lived well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Note From Jan
It is my honor to represent my constituents in the Maine State Legislature!
I am the daughter of Julian and Polly Dodge, both from Islesboro, Maine, an island in Penobscot Bay. After their marriage, they moved to America (“the mainland”/Belfast) where Mom taught at Governor Anderson School, now Waterfall Arts and Dad was a mechanic at C.A. Paul & Sons, a Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge dealership.
After graduating from Belfast Area High School with High Honors, I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. I earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree With Distinction, came home to Maine and taught in the former Flanders Bay Community School District. I had vocal and instrumental teaching responsibilities at varying levels K-12 through my just over thirty year career.
I now live in my family home in Belfast where I grew up!!! My brother, David, and his wife, Tisha, live in Massachusetts. David is a retired Electrical Engineer from the MITRE Corporation. They are planning retirement activities and travel options. My nephew, Derek Julian, graduated from UCONN and is a biomedical engineer. My niece, Jessica Pauline, graduated from UNH and is working in hospitality management.
Beyond my political activities, I love swing and line dancing, water and cross-country skiing and card crafting.
Current Affiliations/
Community Service
Former Affiliations/
Community Service
Aging Well In Waldo County Board member & former Chair
From Above - homeless advocacy
MaineALLCare Waldo County Committee
Maine Education Association Government Relations Committee (19 years)
Waldo County Triad - Board Member/past Vice Chair
Waldo County Education Association Retired - President/Vice President
Thanks But No Tank Community Activist 2012-13
Choir & Music Worship Team - First Baptist Church
Maine Education Association Retired - Recording Secretary & Information Coordinator