Geo Soctomah Neptune (1988 - )

Two-Spirit, activist, storyteller, artist and educator Geo Soctomah Neptune is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe. In 2020 Geo Soctomah Neptune became the first openly transgender elected official in Maine after getting elected for school board in Indian Township. He is also the first Two-Spirit person to run for any office for the state at large. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Neptune, is a nationally recognized, award-winning basketmaker, carrying on the traditions of his grandmother and also a drag performer, who incorporates Two-Spirit concept into their performances. (The term “two-spirit” is used to describe indigenous people who fulfill centuries-old, ceremonial and social roles in their cultures as members of a third-gender or other-gender variant.)