Ryan Fecteau
Ryan Fecteau | |
|---|---|
| 103rd Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rachel Talbot Ross |
| In office December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sara Gideon |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Talbot Ross |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Erin Sheehan |
| Constituency | 132nd district |
| In office December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paulette Beaudoin |
| Succeeded by | Tiffany Strout |
| Constituency | 11th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ryan Michael Fecteau September 18, 1992 Biddeford, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Dylan Doughty (m. 2024) |
| Education | Catholic University (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Ryan Michael Fecteau (born September 18, 1992) is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. A Democrat, Fecteau represented Maine House District 11, consisting of a portion of Biddeford from 2014 until 2022 when term limits forced him to retire. He ran for the statehouse again in 2024 and was elected to represent Maine's 132nd district. At the time of his first election as Speaker of the House in December 2020, Fecteau was both the youngest active state Speaker in the United States and the first openly gay person to serve as Speaker of the Maine House.
Fecteau was born and raised in Biddeford, Maine, and graduated from Biddeford High School. He attended the Catholic University of America where he was active in student government and LGBTQ+ advocacy. He was first elected to Maine House District 11 in 2014 when he was 21 years old and was re-elected in 2016, 2018, 2020 and returned to House in 2024. In November 2018, Fecteau was elected Assistant Majority Leader of the Maine House, and in December 2020, and again in December 2024, he was elected Speaker of the House. He is an account executive at Catalist.