Hannah Pingree is a Maine politician who served as speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and later directed the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future.
Case
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
Role at the time: Maine gubernatorial candidate
Statement summary
Pingree said Flock had gone too far and told WGME she would support a statewide ban on its cameras.
“I mean, people want to stop crime. They want to be able to stop criminals. But I think Flock has taken it too far.”
WGME directly reports her support for a statewide ban and quotes her criticism of Flock.
Statement dates: September 16, 2026
Statement dates: September 16, 2026
