Scott A. Harriman (born 1986 or 1987[1]) is an American politician and member of the Maine House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Lewiston City Council, representing Ward 3.[2]
Scott Harriman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 94th District | |
| Assumed office February 25, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Kristen Cloutier |
| Lewiston City Councilor for Ward 3 | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 or 1987 (age 39–40) |
| Party | Democratic |
In October 2025, Harriman, alongside fellow City Councilor Joshua Nagine, was unanimously censured by his colleagues on the City Council for using Signal, an encrypted messaging service, to discuss "city matters" with a Lewiston police officer. The messages were set to automatically delete after a set amount of time (a privacy feature of Signal), which violated Maine's Freedom of Access Act, which requires communications by elected officials to be retained. Harriman stated he did not know the messages were set to automatically delete, and apologized for the incident.[3][4] No further action was taken against him or Nagine.[5]
On February 24, 2026, Harriman won a special election for the 94th district in the Maine House of Representatives, defeating Republican candidate Janet Beaudoin.[6] The election result was a notable Democratic underperformance.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Lewiston House District 94 special election profile: Scott Harriman, Democrat". Sun Journal. February 12, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Ward 3 Councilor Scott Harriman". City of Lewiston, Maine. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Lewiston council censures 2 members for using encrypted messaging app". Lewiston Sun Journal. October 22, 2025.
- ↑ McCusker, Cate; Bishop, Bonnie (October 22, 2025). "Two Lewiston City Councilors censured over Signal text messages". WMTW. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ Small, Pearl (October 22, 2025). "Lewiston mayor says there will be no additional repercussions for 2 censured city councilors". News Center Maine. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ Vakil, Caroline (February 24, 2026). "Democrat wins special state House election in Maine". The Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ↑ Shepherd, Michael (February 25, 2026). "Democrats hold Maine House seat in Tuesday special election". Bangor Daily News.
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