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The former Maine politician won terms in the state's legislature from Orono, where the University of Maine's main campus is, before losing twice in runs for Congress. Emily's List raises money for pro-abortion women running for public office.
Wednesday morning's attempted massacre at a baseball field in Virginia, in which an apparent Bernie Sanders backer opened fire on several GOP members of Congress and their staff after reportedly inquiring about the group's political affiliation, allegedly inspired another as-of-now-unnamed individual to threaten a female Republican lawmaker.
Staffers for U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R-New York), not long after Capitol Police put down the alleged gunman, reported receiving a terror-inspired email message from an individual purportedly hailing from a nearby Congressional district who mocked the female GOP lawmaker, writing, "one down, 216 to go."