Chris Johnson (politician)

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Chris Johnson
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 13th district
20th district (2012-2014)
In office
February 16, 2012 –December 7, 2016
Preceded by David Trahan
Succeeded by Dana Dow
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s)Valerie Johnson
ProfessionComputer specialist
Website Official site

Chris Johnson is an American politician from Maine. He was a member of the Maine Senate. A Democrat, Johnson won a special election to replace David Trahan, who had resigned to work as a lobbyist. In 2010, Johnson lost to Trahan with 32% of the vote. [1] He won election to his first full term in November 2012 by 171 votes over Republican State Representative Les Fossel. [2] He is a resident of Somerville, Maine and a graduate of Bangor High School and the University of Maine. [3]

Maine state of the United States of America

Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 38th most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Québec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the only state to border just one other state, is the easternmost among the contiguous United States, and is the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes.

Maine Senate

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The Maine Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Maine. For much of the time after the Civil War, the Democrats were a minor player in a political scene dominated by the Republican Party. However, during the 1950s, Edmund Muskie led an expansive political insurgency culminating in his election as Governor of Maine and successive Democratic elections to both state and national offices. From 2012 to 2019, despite having a Republican Governor in Paul LePage, the party remained strong, holding key offices in the state government and U.S. Congress and maintaining a majority in the Maine House of Representatives for six of LePage's eight years in office.

Johnson is the Director of Information Technology at a technology company in Portland, Maine. [3]

Portland, Maine Largest city in Maine, United States

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In the 2016 election, Johnson lost his seat to Republican challenger Dana Dow, who had previously served in the Maine Senate from 2004–2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Russell, Eric (February 15, 2012). "Democrat wins Lincoln County Senate seat". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Recounts confirm 2 more Democratic victories". Bangor Daily News . November 20, 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Senator Chris Johnson". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.


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