Carol Weston | |
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Member of the Maine Senate from the 23rd district | |
In office 2002–2010 | |
Preceded by | Susan Longley (D) |
Succeeded by | Michael Thibodeau (R) |
Personal details | |
Born | Aroostook County,Maine |
Political party | Republican |
Carol Weston is an American politician from Maine. A Republican,Weston was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and a State Senator from 2002 to 2010. She is a resident of Montville,Maine in Waldo County. [1] Unable to run for re-election due to term-limits,Weston was hired as state director for Americans for Prosperity,a conservative national advocacy group. [2] Weston served as Assistant Senate Minority Leader from 2004 to 2006 and Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008. [3]
In 2008,Weston was named the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) legislator of the year. [2]
In March 2013,upon rumors of a potential open seat in Maine's 2nd congressional district,Weston was named as a potential Republican candidate. [4]
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