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Madonna M. Soctomah is an important leader from the Passamaquoddy Nation in Maine. She served as a special representative for her people in the Maine House of Representatives. This means she spoke for the Passamaquoddy Nation in the state government. Her community elected her four times to serve two-year terms. She was elected in 2000, 2002, 2010, and 2012.

Ms. Soctomah worked hard to help her tribe open a casino in Maine. During her first time in the House, she suggested a new law. This law would have allowed her tribe to run their own casino. In 2012, she tried again to pass a law for a gaming place in Washington County.

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