{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-greets-machias-native-and-former-staffer-meredith-cherry", "Senator Collins Greets Machias Native and Former Staffer Meredith Cherry", "2017-11-22", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Susan Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Meredith Cherry and her fianc\u00e9, Matt McLaughlin\nWashington, D.C. -\u00a0U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Meredith Cherry, a Machias native, and her fianc\u00e9, Matt McLaughlin, in her Washington, D.C., office.\u00a0 Meredith is the current Policy Director for the Maine Senate Majority Office and previously worked in the Senator\u2019s D.C. office as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff.\n\u201cAs a former member of my staff, Meredith demonstrated her strong work ethic, public policy acumen, and devotion to public service.\u00a0 She did an outstanding job serving Mainers in my D.C. office, and she continues to work hard for the people of Maine as the Policy Director for the Maine Senate Majority Office,\u201d said Senator Collins. \u201cIt was wonderful to see Meredith again and to meet her fianc\u00e9, Matt.\u201d\u00a0\n\u00a0\nAfter working in Senator Collins\u2019 D.C. office for three years, Meredith moved back to Maine in 2014 and worked as a Policy Assistant for the Office of the Maine Senate President until being promoted in 2016 to Policy Director for the Maine Senate Majority Office.\u00a0 She currently resides in Topsham.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-greets-machias-native-and-former-staffer-meredith-cherry"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4962991699576378, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}