David Haggan | |
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The Honorable | |
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 36th district | |
Assumed office December 7,2022 | |
Preceded by | Michael F. Brennan |
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 101st district | |
In office December 2016 –December 7,2022 | |
Succeeded by | Poppy Arford |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kimberly [1] |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Hampden,Maine,U.S. |
Education | University of Maine (BS) |
Profession | teacher |
David G. Haggan is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2016.
Haggan was first elected to the 101st in the 2016 Maine House of Representatives election. He was reelected in the 2018 Maine House of Representatives election and the 2020 Maine House of Representatives election. He was redistricted to the 36th district in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election. [2]
Haggan earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maine in 1989. He has worked as a middle school social studies teacher in Regional School Unit 22. [3]
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