Lori Kathryn Gramlich is an American politician and social worker. She is serving in theMaine House of Representatives from the 131st district, as well as a faculty position at theUniversity of Southern Maine. Gramlich wassexually abused as a child, and has proposed laws dealing with abuse, gender and environmental issues.

Gramlich has lived in Maine for 35 years.^[1] She is married to Bob Kelly, and they have one child.^[2] Gramlich is also currently serving as a field coordinator and professor at theUniversity of Southern Maine.^[1]

In 2018, Gramlich ran for theMaine House of Representatives, beating former RepresentativeSharri MacDonald in the general election. She assumed office on December 5, 2018.^[3] She ran for re-election in 2020, beating MacDonald by a narrower margin than in 2018.^[4]

Gramlich, herself asexual abuse survivor, introduced legislation that made it easier for people who were victims of sexual abuse as children to file civil lawsuits against their abusers.^[5] While Maine had already eliminated the statute of limitations on civil lawsuits brought by these survivors in 2000, the bill did not apply retroactively, making it more difficult for people who were victims as children to bring a case. The bill introduced by Gramlich applied retroactively.^[5]

In 2021, Gramlich introduced a bill that would bansingle-use plastic water bottles, with the exception of plastic bottles containing flavored or carbonated drinks. The bill would also not apply during public health or safety emergencies declared by theGovernor of Maine.WMTW reported that Gramlich commented "We know there is a lot ofplastic waste in our ocean, and this is a step in the direction to begin to hopefully decrease some of that".^[6] The bill faced significant opposition from thefoodservice industry, as well as grocery stores, truckers, and bottled water producers. They cited the financial burden the ban would have on their businesses.^[6]

Gramlich also introduced a bill that banned the use ofper- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as "PFAS" or "forever chemicals", the latter attributed to the long life of the plastic.^[7][8] The ban will take place in 2030, and starting in 2023, any manufacturer in Maine planning to use PFAS has to disclose their use and rationale.^[8]

In 2019, Gramlich co-sponsored a bill that banned all forms ofconversion therapy for queer people in Maine. When an amendment on the bill was proposed to only ban "aversive" methods of treatment, Gramlich spoke out against the amendment, calling all forms of conversion therapy "abusive, unethical and oppressive".^[9]

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