Gary Plummer (politician) explained

Gary Plummer
State Senate:Maine
State:Maine
District:12th
Term Start:2012
Term End:2014
Preceded:William Diamond
Succeeded:William Diamond
Party:Republican

Gary Plummer is an American politician from Maine. Plummer, a Republican from Windham, Maine, served as a member of the Maine Senate, where he represented part of Cumberland County. Plummer was first elected to the Maine House in 2004 and was subsequently re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He was unable to run for re-election to the Maine House in 2012 and sought to replace William Diamond in Maine Senate (District 12). He did not seek re-election in 2014 and was replaced by Diamond.

Plummer graduated from Gorham Teachers' College in 1968 with a B.A. and from the University of Maine in 1973 with a M.A.

Career

Plummer began serving in local or state office in 1975.[1] He has served on the Windham Town Council and as a Cumberland County Commissioner.[2] Seeking to replace former Secretary of State William Diamond, Plummer's Democratic opponent withdrew following the primary election. Plummer's only opponent was unenrolled Martin Shuer.[1] In November 2012, Plummer beat Shuer with 58% of the vote.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: With state Senate up for grabs, Democrats have no candidate in Windham district - Keep Me Current: News. Balentine. John. KeepMECurrent.com. 1 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729235905/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/lakes_region_weekly/news/with-state-senate-up-for-grabs-democrats-have-no-candidate/article_b8132a1e-d75e-11e1-ae04-001a4bcf887a.html. 29 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Maine House GOP: Meet Rep. Gary Plummer. 1 August 2012.
  3. News: Plummer defeats Shuer for Senate District 12. Balentine. John. November 9, 2012. KeepMECurrent.com. 20 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111181219/http://www.keepmecurrent.com/lakes_region_weekly/news/plummer-defeats-shuer-for-senate-district/article_2825c202-2a80-11e2-9dda-0019bb2963f4.html. 11 November 2012. dead.