Carol Weston | |
State Senate: | Maine |
State: | Maine |
District: | 23rd |
Term Start: | 2002 |
Term End: | 2010 |
Preceded: | Susan Longley (D) |
Succeeded: | Michael Thibodeau (R) |
Birth Place: | Aroostook County, Maine |
Party: | Republican |
Carol Weston is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Weston was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and a State Senator from 2002 to 2010. She is a resident of Montville, Maine in Waldo County.[1] Unable to run for re-election due to term-limits, Weston was hired as state director for Americans for Prosperity, a conservative national advocacy group.[2] Weston served as Assistant Senate Minority Leader from 2004 to 2006 and Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008.[3]
In 2008, Weston was named the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) legislator of the year.[2]
In March 2013, upon rumors of a potential open seat in Maine's 2nd congressional district, Weston was named as a potential Republican candidate.[4]