John Michael (politician)

American state legislator

John M. Michael is a former American 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 "Clean Election" candidate funds.[4][5] Included in his platform was an anti-gambling plank.[6]

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

In 2018, Michael was elected to represent part of Auburn on the Androscoggin County Commission.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Vote 2002". NewsHour. PBS. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002.
2. ^ "Rep. John Michael running for governor; Provocative Auburn legislator hopes to run as independent Clean Election candidate". Bangor Daily News. April 20, 2002. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
3. ^ Higgins, A. J. (October 30, 2002). "John Michael; Confrontational style distinguishes independent's candidacy". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
4. ^ a b Brunelle, Jim (June 22, 2006). "John Michael's antics likely to liven up governor's race". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2011.[dead link]
5. ^ Meyer, Judith (August 26, 2006). "Michael withdraws from governor's race". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine.(subscription required)
6. ^ "Candidates split on gambling". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. July 17, 2006.(subscription required)

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