Donald Esty Jr. Explained

Donald Esty
Office:Majority Leader of the Maine Senate
Term Start:1993
Term End:1994
State Senate1:Maine
State:Maine
District1:29th
Term Start1:1986
Term End1:1994
Succeeded1:William O'Gara
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:University of Maine

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.[1]

Political career

Esty was a member of the Westbrook City Council for ten years and served as the body's president for six years before being elected to the Maine Senate.[2] He served as the chairman of the Senate Labor Committee and as Senate Majority Leader from 1993 to 1994.[3] [4] After leaving the Senate Esty was elected Mayor of Westbrook, serving from 1998 to 2003 before losing his bid for reelection.[5] [6]

Personal

He is married to Katherine Esty, who works at IDEXX Laboratories, and has three daughters. Esty taught math at Falmouth High School and was the head coach of the school's soccer and softball teams.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105051527/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-86079478.html Mayoral face-off in Westbrook; Development is one issue dividing Bruce Chuluda and Don Esty Series: Election 2003
  2. Web site: Profiles of the 35 members of the Maine State Senate. Bangor Daily News. January 16, 1991. March 25, 2020.
  3. Book: Changing Members: The Maine Legislature in the Era of Term Limits. Matthew C.. Moen. Kenneth T.. Palmer. Richard John. Powell. 2005. Lexington Books. 9780739109304. March 25, 2020.
  4. John Hale, Esty, Cianchette to battle for presidency of Maine Senate", Bangor Daily News (August 26, 1994).
  5. Web site: WESTBROOK MAYORS. WestbrookHistoricalSociety.org. March 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: On Location: Main Street. westbrookdiarist.blogspot.com. March 4, 2008. March 25, 2020.