Maryanne Lewis

In August, 2010, Lewis announced her candidacy for the 10th Congressional district of Massachusetts, an area running from Quincy, Massachusetts down to Cape Cod and the Islands. Lewis collected over 4,000 signatures to be included on the November 2nd ballot as an Independent. She is the only woman running in the 10th District Congressional race.

In 2010, Lewis and her husband Brian Kearney lived in Scituate, Massachusetts, with their two sons Patrick and Matthew. At that time, both boys attended Boston College High School in Dorchester. In 2019, Patrick was elected to a seat in the Massachusetts House.

She was named the Congressional Legislative Director for the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) in 2003. Maryanne Lewis currently runs her own independent consulting firm. She also was recently elected to a five-year term on the Scituate Housing Authority.

After her defeat in the 2002 Democratic primary, Lewis left the State Legislature.

In 1995, Lewis was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th Norfolk District. She served four terms in the Massachusetts State legislature (1995–2003). As a Representative, during the late 1990s, Maryanne Lewis, a top deputy of House Speaker Thomas Finneran often presided during House sessions, assisting Speaker Finneran, during his long run as "one of the Hill's most influential figures".

Maryanne Lewis (born June 1, 1963) is an American businesswoman and former Massachusetts State Representative. In 2010, she ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for the US House of Representatives from the Massachusetts 10th district.