Tom Allen (Maine politician)

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Tom Allen
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Maine's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1997 January 3, 2009
Republican Susan Collins (incumbent)444,58761.5
Democratic Tom Allen278,65138.5

Footnotes

  1. Tom Allen Archived 2015-05-08 at the Wayback Machine Association of American Publishers
  2. "Genealogy". rootsweb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Peter O'Donnell
Mayor of Portland
1991–1992
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 1st congressional district

1997–2009
Succeeded by
Chellie Pingree
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine
(Class 2)

2008
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative

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