| Tom Connolly | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Connolly |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Canton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Elaine |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | Bates College (BA) University of Maine School of Law (JD) |
Thomas J. "Tom" Connolly (born September 25, 1957)[1] is an American attorney and Maine Democratic Party activist. Connolly, a Scarborough resident[2] and attorney based in Portland's Old Port, ran for Governor of Maine in 1998 against incumbent unenrolled Angus King, receiving 13%.[3] During the 2000 presidential election, Connolly leaked news of George W. Bush's 1976 arrest in Kennebunkport, Maine for drunken driving.[4] In October 2006, Connolly was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for "standing on the side of the highway dressed in a rubber Osama bin Laden mask, waving a plastic gun and a sign protesting a Taxpayer Bill of Rights."[5]
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Bates College in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law in 1982.[6] He and his wife Elaine have three children. He practices law in Portland, Maine.1998