Gary Drinkwater Explained

Gary Drinkwater
Term Start1:December 7, 2022
Predecessor1:James Boyle
State House1:Maine
District1:27th
Term Start2:December 2018
Term End2:December 7, 2022
Predecessor2:Robert Duchesne
Successor2:Christopher Kessler
State House2:Maine
District2:121st
Residence:Milford, Maine[1]
Party:Republican

Gary Drinkwater is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2018.

Electoral history

He contested the 121st district in the 2016 Maine House of Representatives election, but lost to incumbent Robert Duchesne. He was elected to the 121st district in the 2018 Maine House of Representatives election. He was reelected in the 2020 Maine House of Representatives election. He was redistricted to the 27th district in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election.[2]

Biography

Drinkwater served as a sergeant in the United States Air Force for 6 years. He is a member of the National Rifle Association of America.[3]

Political Positions

Drinkwater has spread false claims that there was electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[4] [5] In 2023 he sponsored a Bill to establish a rating system for school library books amidst a conservative moral panic about educational materials on race and gender issues.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislator Information . 2024-03-17 . services.statescape.com.
  2. Web site: Gary Drinkwater . 2024-03-19 . Ballotpedia.
  3. Web site: Drinkwater Gary – Maine House Republicans . 2024-03-19 . mainehousegop.org.
  4. Web site: Evan. Popp. 2022-10-31 . Meet the legislative candidates who denied or questioned the 2020 election results. 2024-03-23 . Maine Beacon . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031121001/https://mainebeacon.com/meet-the-legislative-candidates-who-denied-or-questioned-the-2020-election-results/ . October 31, 2022 . live.
  5. News: Dan Neumann . Majority of extremist Republicans lost but some will be joining Maine Legislature . 2 April 2024 . Maine Beacon . November 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110142939/https://mainebeacon.com/majority-of-extremist-republicans-lost-but-some-will-be-joining-maine-legislature/ . November 10, 2022 . en-US.
  6. News: Lana Cohen . Bills aim to restrict library books, discussions of race in Maine schools . 2 April 2024 . Portland Press Herald . MTM Acquisition . May 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505092345/https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/04/bills-aim-to-restrict-library-books-discussions-of-race-in-maine-schools/ . May 5, 2023 . en-US.

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