G. Steven Rowe | |
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54th Attorney General of Maine | |
In office January 6, 2001 –January 6, 2009 | |
Governor | Angus King John Baldacci |
Preceded by | Andrew Ketterer |
Succeeded by | Janet Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Glen Steven Rowe [1] April 23,1953 [2] |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Amanda (deceased) |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Portland,Maine |
Alma mater | University of Maine School of Law,University of Utah,United States Military Academy |
Occupation | President,Private Foundation |
Glen Steven Rowe,known commonly as Steve Rowe, (born April 23,1953) is a former Maine politician. A Democrat,he first entered politics in 1992 as a member of the Maine House of Representatives. In 1998,he became the 94th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives,serving until he was term-limited from the House in 2000. In 2001,Rowe was elected as the 54th Maine Attorney General,serving eight years in that position.
In 2009,Rowe became Counsel at Verrill Dana,a Portland law firm. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maine in 2010. He then returned to the practice of law,but in 2012 became President of the Endowment for Health,New Hampshire's largest health foundation. In 2015,Rowe assumed the position of President and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation.
Rowe was born and raised near Gore,Oklahoma. He was married to Amanda Rowe for 32 years,until she died in 2013. He has four children and lives in Portland,Maine. [3] [4]
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