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Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States,bordered by New Hampshire to the west;the Gulf of Maine to the southeast;and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest,respectively. Maine is the 12th-smallest by area,the 9th-least populous,the 13th-least densely populated,and the most rural of the 50 U.S. states. It is also the northeasternmost among the contiguous United States,the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes,the only state whose name consists of a single syllable,and the only state to border exactly one other US state. The most populous city in Maine is Portland,while its capital is Augusta.
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people,the 105th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Portland's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism. The Old Port district is known for its nightlife and 19th-century architecture. Marine industry still plays an important role in the city's economy,with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in New England.
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County,Maine,United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 census,making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford,Maine metropolitan statistical area.
The University of New England (UNE) is a private research university in Maine with campuses in Portland,Maine and Biddeford,as well as a study abroad campus in Tangier,Morocco. During the 2018–2019 academic year,13,439 students were enrolled in UNE's campus-based and online programs. It traces it historical origins to 1831 when Westbrook Seminary opened on what is now the UNE Portland Campus.
The Maine Green Independent Party is a state-level political party affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. It is the oldest state green party in the United States. It was founded following an informal meeting of 17 environmental advocates,including Bowdoin College professor John Rensenbrink and others in Augusta,Maine in January 1984. From 1994 to 2006,the party's gubernatorial nominees received between 6% and 10% of the vote.
Kenneth Merwin Curtis is an American attorney,Democratic politician,and diplomat. He was the Maine Secretary of State from 1965-1966,the Governor of Maine from 1966-1974,and the United States Ambassador to Canada from 1979 to 1981. Curtis is a member of the Democratic Party and is currently Of Counsel at the Curtis Thaxter law firm in Portland,Maine,which he founded in 1975.
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 2002-2006 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.
Sidney Perham was a U.S. Representative and the 33rd Governor of Maine and was an activist in the temperance movement.
Donald Esty Jr. is an American politician from Maine. He served as the mayor of Westbrook,Maine and State Senator for Maine from 1986 to 1994.
Westbrook College was a liberal arts college in Portland,Maine,founded 1831 as Westbrook Seminary in Westbrook,Maine. It closed in 1996 and merged with the University of New England,which uses its old campus.
Justin Loring Alfond is an American politician and real estate developer. He served as a Democratic State Senator from the 8th District,which represents much of Portland. Alfond was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 to replace Democrat Ethan Strimling;he beat former State Senator Anne Rand and Cliff Ginn. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2012. In 2012,he faced Green Independent Party Chair Asher Platts. Alfond won with 71% of the vote in a two-way race.
Joseph John Gerry,O.S.B.,is an American Benedictine monk and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Paul Richard LePage is an American businessman and politician who was the 74th Governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,LePage served two terms as a city councilor in Waterville,Maine,before being elected Mayor of Waterville in 2004,serving until 2011.
Portland,Maine,is home to many neighborhoods.
Troy Dale Jackson is an American logger and politician from Allagash,Maine. Jackson serves in the Maine Senate from District 1,representing northern Aroostook County,including the towns of Fort Kent,Madawaska and Caribou. On December 5,2018,Jackson was unanimously elected President of the Maine Senate. On December 2,2020,Jackson was re-elected to that position.
Carolyn M. Gilman is an American politician from Maine. Gilman,a Republican,served in the Maine State Senate from 2002 to 2004,representing her residence in Westbrook,Maine and nearby areas of Cumberland County.
Paul F. "Ginger" Fraser was an American football player,coach,and military officer. He was considered to be one of Maine's all-time greatest college football players.
Dorothy Murphy Healy was an American educator,historian,and curator. She was Professor of English Literature at Westbrook College,Portland,Maine,where she also served in various administrative capacities. In 1959 she co-founded the Maine Women Writers Collection at the college and built the collection into one of over 4,000 volumes by the time of her death in 1990. She was posthumously inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
Jill Duson is an American lawyer,lobbyist,and politician from Portland,Maine.
Heather B. Sanborn is an American attorney,business owner and politician representing District 28 in the Maine State Senate. Sanborn co-owns and operates Rising Tide Brewery in Portland with her husband.
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- 1 2 "William O'Gara's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved 27 November 2013.
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