Thomas Martin (Maine politician)
Thomas H. Martin Jr. | |
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| Member of the Colleen Lachowicz | |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Businessperson |
Thomas H. Martin Jr. is an American politician and businessperson.
Political career
Maine Senate
Martin served as a
Colleen Lachowicz. During his re-election campaign, the Maine Republican Party criticized Lachowicz for comments she made while playing World of Warcraft. After the criticism received national attention, gamers donated $6,300 to two PACs supporting Lachowicz. Overall, $181,000 was spent to oppose Martin's re-election. Lachowicz won her hometown of Waterville by more than 1,900 votes and the district by approximately 900.[1]
Maine House of Representatives
After Leslie Gibson, the sole 2018 candidate for District 57 of the Maine State House withdrew in the wake of a nationwide uproar over his insults of
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivors X González and David Hogg, Martin announced that he would run for the seat, stating that Gibson's remarks did not represent the Maine Republican Party, and that he planned to contact the survivors to commend their courage. Martin said that while he had contemplated a run for office, he had not intended to run for any office in 2018, since he and his wife had newly moved to this area, and had just adopted a child.[2]
Personal life
Martin's private experience is primarily in the field of construction and excavation. He is a graduate of Central Maine Technical College.[3] He now lives in Greene, Maine. In a March 2018 interview, Martin said he and his new wife had moved to Greene "because it proved a good midway point for their respective jobs."[4]
References
- The Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Stevens, Matt (March 18, 2018). "'Skinhead Lesbian' Tweet About Parkland Student Ends Maine Republican's Candidacy". The New York Times.
- ^ "Maine Senate GOP: Meet Senator-elect Tom Martin". Maine.gov. Retrieved 30 April 2012.[dead link]
- Lewiston Sun Journal. Archived from the originalon March 4, 2019.
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