Robert Macdonald | |
Office: | Mayor of Lewiston |
Predecessor: | Larry Gilbert |
Successor: | Shane D. Bouchard |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | May 4, 1947 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Spouse: | Virginia Macdonald |
Children: | 4 |
Residence: | Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Northeastern University |
Term Start: | January 4, 2012 |
Term End: | January 2, 2018 |
Robert Macdonald is an American politician and the former mayor of Lewiston, Maine. He was first elected in 2011,[1] and reelected in 2013 and 2015.[2] [3]
Macdonald, a Vietnam War veteran and former police detective, made opposition to welfare a centerpiece of his mayoral tenure.[4]