Kevin O'Connell

Kevin J. M. O'Connell is an American politician who served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 2020 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Career O'Connell has been an Emera Maine lineworker for over thirty years. He was also a member of the Maine Air National Guard for twenty-four years, and his service included time in Iraq.

O'Connell ran in a special election for the 128th district in the Maine House of Representatives to fill the remainder of Democrat Arthur Verow's term, who had died on December 19, 2019, of a heart attack. He won the election, held on March 3, 2020, against Republican Garrel Craig, a former member of the House who had previously held that seat from 2016–2018.

In the legislature, O'Connell has advocated for restricting the practice of child marriage in Maine. He first introduced a bill to restrict child marriage in 2021, though it failed to pass the Maine Senate. In 2023, he again introduced legislation to raise the marriage age to 18, but the bill was modified to only raise the age to 17 before being passed by both chambers. O'Connell has stated that he would like to eventually see the age raised to 18.

O'Connell did not run for a third term in 2024, and was succeeded as representative for the 20th District by fellow Democrat Dani L. O'Halloran.

Personal life O'Connell is a lifelong resident of Brewer, Maine.

Electoral history