John Michael (politician)

John Michael is an American former state legislator. Michael was born in Lewiston, Maine and represented a portion of Auburn in the Maine House of Representatives from 1978-1986, 1990-1994 and 2000-2002.[1] In 1994 he ran for US Congress as an Independent and received 8.8% of the vote. In 2002, Michael ran as an independent candidate for governor of Maine.[2][3] He unsuccessfully sought clean elections funds and received 2.1% of the vote.[4] Michael ran again for governor in 2006, but withdrew in August because he again failed to qualify for the "Clean Election" candidate funds.[4][5] Included in his platform was an anti-gambling plank that would have closed Indian casinos.[6]

He also led several citizen initiatives, including two regarding term-limits for elected officials and the 2000 repeal of the "snack tax".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vote 2002". NewsHour (PBS). Archived from the original on 2 October 2002.
  2. ↑ "Rep. John Michael running for governor; Provocative Auburn legislator hopes to run as independent Clean Election candidate". Bangor Daily News. 20 April 2002. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Higgins, A. J. (30 October 2002). "John Michael; Confrontational style distinguishes independent’s candidacy". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 Brunelle, Jim (June 22, 2006). "John Michael's antics likely to liven up governor's race". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Meyer, Judith (26 August 2006). "Michael withdraws from governor's race". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine).(subscription required)
  6. ↑ "Candidates split on gambling". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine). 17 July 2006.(subscription required)


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