Ryan Fecteau, 32, is serving his fifth non-consecutive term in the Maine House and his second term as Speaker. In addition to his legislative service, he serves as Senior Officer of Planning and Partnerships at Avesta Housing, a non-profit housing developer based in Portland, Maine. Following his previous legislative service, Ryan was an advisor to Governor Janet Mills in 2023. During his legislative service between 2014-2022, Ryan served as Speaker of the Maine House Representatives from 2020 to 2022, Assistant Majority Leader from 2018-2022, and Chair of the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development from 2016-2018. Ryan is the first legislator to return as Maine’s Speaker of the House since 1966 and the first since 1856 to do so following a gap in legislative service.