--- title: Ann LePage, Wife of Maine’s Governor, Takes Waitressing Job description: The wife of Maine Gov. Paul LePage is waiting tables and cleaning at a local seafood restaurant this summer to buy herself a new SUV. canonical: https://time.com/4382976/ann-lepage-maine-governor-wife-waitress/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-26T16:12:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:49:57.249Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ann LePage, Wife of Maine’s Governor, Takes Waitressing Job og:description: Her husband said she took it to “supplement” his salary, the lowest of any governor og:url: https://time.com/4382976/ann-lepage-maine-governor-wife-waitress/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67d6f11fd55734ae/698899728e0601356946670a/lepage-maine-waitress-job-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Ann LePage og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ann LePage, Wife of Maine’s Governor, Takes Waitressing Job twitter:description: Her husband said she took it to “supplement” his salary, the lowest of any governor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt67d6f11fd55734ae/698899728e0601356946670a/lepage-maine-waitress-job-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I Wish They Could All Be Like Her.' 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The wife of America's lowest-paid governor has taken on a summer waitressing job Ann LePage chats with diners after taking their order at McSeagull's restaurant in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on June 23, 2016\. The wife of America's lowest-paid governor has taken on a summer waitressing job Robert F. Bukaty—AP  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jun 26, 2016 4:12 PM UTC The wife of Maine Governor Paul LePage has [a new summer gig](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FGOVERNORS%5FWIFE%5FSUMMER%5FJOB?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT): waiting tables at a local restaurant. Her goal: to buy a new SUV. [Ann LePage](http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/family/first%5Flady.shtml) is working part-time as a waitress at [McSeagull’s Restauant](http://www.mcseagullsonline.com/) in Boothbay Harbor three days a week at lunchtime to save enough money to purchase a new Toyota Rav4, [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/25/politics/ann-lepage-summer-waitress/index.html) reports. Gov. Paul LePage said she also took the job to “supplement” his $70,000 salary, the lowest of any U.S. governor, according to the Associated Press. “Because of who I am and who I’m married to, I want to work extra hard just so I can show them I can do the job,” Ann LePage told the AP, adding that being a waitress is something she’s “always, always wanted to do.” Maine’s First Lady for the last five years has already proven her worth at the restaurant, Jackie Barnicoat, McSeagull’s general manager, told CNN. “It’s not just all fun and games,” Barnicoat said. “There’s a lot of grueling side work that comes with it and she doesn’t stop. I wish they could all be like her.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4382976/ann-lepage-maine-governor-wife-waitress/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4382976/ann-lepage-maine-governor-wife-waitress/"},"headline":"'I Wish They Could All Be Like Her.' 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