Saco is a city in York County,Maine,United States. The population was 20,381 at the 2020 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park,Funtown Splashtown USA,Thornton Academy,as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems,a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics. Saco sees much tourism during summer months due to its amusement parks,Camp Ellis Beach and Pier,Ferry Beach State Park,and proximity to Old Orchard Beach.
Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston,Auburn,Bangor,Presque Isle,and Ellsworth. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
John Eder is an American activist and politician from Maine. Eder lives in Waterboro. He is a former member of the Maine Green Independent Party and the Maine Democratic Party. He served in the Maine House of Representatives as the legislature's first member of the Green Party for two terms and was elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. Until his defeat in 2006 Eder was one of only a handful of independent or third party state legislators in the country and was the highest-ranking elected Green official in the United States. Eder ran for Mayor of Portland,Maine in 2011. In 2014,Eder won a race for an at-large seat on the Portland Board of Education.
Craig V. Hickman is an American writer,farmer,and Democratic politician from Maine currently representing Maine Senate District 14. He served in the 126th Maine House of Representatives as the representative for Maine's 82nd district from 2012-2018. Hickman won his 2012 primary election by nearly 80%,and campaigned on ending hunger,eliminating regulations for small farms and businesses,and investing in sustainable energy initiatives. Hickman was elected to the Maine Senate in a 2021 special election,succeeding Shenna Bellows.
Thornton Academy is a co-educational,independent boarding and day school serving grades 9–12 located in Saco,Maine. Thornton Academy also opened a full-time,private junior high school on its campus,named Thornton Academy Middle School,which serves grades 6-8 for Saco,Dayton and Arundel students.
Charles E. Summers Jr. is an American politician,businessman,and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine,he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the Trump Administration.
Michael F. Brennan is an American politician who formerly served as the 87th Mayor of Portland,Maine. Brennan,a Democrat,served as State Senator from 2002 to 2006 and Senate Majority Leader and a 2008 Democratic candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district. On May 15,2011 Brennan announced his candidacy in the Portland,Maine mayoral election. On November 9,Brennan won the 15-candidate contest and became the first directly-elected mayor of Portland since 1923.
The 2010 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections took place on June 8,2010. The candidates who appeared on the November ballot were:Eliot Cutler (Independent),Paul LePage (Republican),Libby Mitchell (Democratic),Shawn Moody (Independent),and Kevin Scott (Independent).
Nancy B. Sullivan is an American politician and schoolteacher from Maine. Sullivan served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 4th District,representing part of York County,including the city of Biddeford and the neighboring towns of Kennebunkport,Arundel and Kennebunk from 2004 to 2012. She teaches history at Saco Middle School and was inspired to run for office by former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Libby Mitchell. She graduated from Thornton Academy in Saco and the University of Southern Maine. Sullivan won re-election in 2008 with more than 73% of the vote.
Bryan T. Kaenrath is an American politician from Maine. Kaenrath graduated from the University of Maine in 2006 and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives that year representing the western end of South Portland. He was re-elected in 2010 for his 3rd term.
Andrew McLean is an American politician from New Hampshire. McLean,a Democrat,was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012 and served four terms. He represented the 27th House District,which includes part of Gorham. Shortly before becoming term-limited in 2020,McLean resigned his seat in August 2020 after completing his Juris Doctor degree at University of Maine School of Law to take a position as a law clerk for the York County Superior Court in Maine.
John Lawrence Tuttle Jr. was an American politician from Maine.
Richard David Hewes was an American politician from Cape Elizabeth,Maine. A Republican,Hewes served as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974. Another Republican Speaker was not elected until Robert Nutting in December 2010.
Ryan Michael Fecteau is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. A Democrat,Fecteau serves Maine House District 11,consisting of a portion of Biddeford. At the time of his election as Speaker of the House in December 2020,Fecteau was both the youngest active state Speaker in the United States and the first openly gay person to serve as Speaker of the Maine House.
The 2018 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Maine. It occurred along with elections for the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Paul LePage was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term;he later unsuccessfully sought a third term in 2022. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,U.S. House elections,and other state and local elections. Incumbent independent Senator Angus King won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee Zak Ringelstein and Republican nominee Eric Brakey. This was one of two independent-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
Susan A. Deschambault is an American politician and retired law enforcement officer from Maine. She represents Maine Senate District 32,which comprises the towns of Alfred,Arundel,Biddeford,Dayton,Kennebunkport and Lyman. Deschambault,a Democrat from Biddeford,was first elected in a special election in March 2016. Prior to the Senate,she served two terms as a city councilor in Biddeford and was president of the Maine Association of Police for 21 years.
Portland,Maine,held an election for mayor on November 5,2019. It was the third election to be held since Portland voters approved a citywide referendum changing the city charter to recreate an elected mayor position in 2010.
Donna Bailey is an American politician and attorney from Maine. A Democrat,she serves in the Maine Senate representing District 31,which includes her residence in Saco,as well as the towns of Old Orchard Beach,Hollis,Limington and part of Buxton. Bailey grew up in Berlin,New Hampshire,and attended Berlin High School,Bates College and the University of Maine School of Law. She worked in real estate law,family law and probate law in private practice and was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2016. In 2020,Bailey was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.
Margaret "Maggie" O'Neil is an American politician who is currently representing part of the city of Saco in the 129th district in the Maine House of Representatives. She is in her fourth term having previously served three terms as the representative for the 15th district.
