David Lemoine Explained

David G. Lemoine
Order1:Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 20th District
Term Start1:1998
Term End1:2004
Predecessor1:George J. Kerr
Successor1:George W. Hogan, Sr.
Order2:48th Treasurer of Maine
Term Start2:January 2005
Term End2:January 2010
Governor2:John Baldacci
Predecessor2:Dale McCormick
Successor2:Bruce Poliquin
Birth Name:David George Lemoine[1]
Birth Date:25 May 1957
Birth Place:Waterville, Maine
Party:Democratic
Residence:Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Alma Mater:Colby College

David George Lemoine (born May 25, 1957) is an American politician from Maine. Lemoine, a Democrat served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004 prior to serving as the State Treasurer of Maine from 2005 to 2010.[2]

Career

Lemoine was born in Waterville, Maine to Margaret Hatch Marden and George Macalease Lemoine. His mother was the daughter of a potato farmer in Freedom, Maine and his father was a Waterville native and Korean War veteran. He grew up in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School prior to attending Colby College. At Colby, he majored in government. After graduating, he interned with Senator Edmund Muskie's office in Washington, D.C. and worked for the Senate Sergeant at Arms Office until Muskie became United States Secretary of State. He then served on George J. Mitchell's staff. In 1988, he graduated from the University of Maine School of Law and in 1998 was elected to serve the first of three consecutive terms in the Maine House of Representatives, representing Old Orchard Beach. In 2004 he was elected as Maine State Treasurer and was reelected in 2006 and 2008.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David George Lemoine. Martindale.
  2. Web site: Maine Office of the State Treasurer: About Us: Former Treasurers. Maine. 9 August 2014. 22 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422085020/http://www.maine.gov/treasurer/about_us/former_treasurers.html. dead.
  3. "Interview with David Lemoine by Mike Hastings" by David G. Lemoine. Hastings. Mike. George J. Mitchell Oral History Project . 5 August 2008 . 15 April 2012.