Charlie Webster (politician)

Charles 'Charlie' M. Webster is an American politician from Maine. Webster, a Republican from Farmington, served 14 years in the Maine Legislature, including four in the Maine House of Representatives (1980–1984) and ten in the Maine Senate (1984–1994). In the Senate, Webster served one term (1986–1988) as Assistant Minority Leader and two terms (1988–1992) as Minority Leader.

In 1994, Webster sought the Republican nomination for Governor.[1] Webster finished 7th of 8 candidates.[2]

Webster was named Chair of the Maine Republican Party in 2008. He stepped down in December 2012 after the party lost control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in the November 2012 general election.[3][4] He was replaced as Chair by Richard Cebra, a former State Representative from Naples, Maine.[5]

On August 10, 2015, Maine Governor Paul LePage appointed Webster to serve as a county commissioner for Franklin County's District 2, as an interim replacement for Commissioner Fred Hardy, who died on July 4 in the third year of his four-year term.[6]

References
  1. Young, Susan (April 1, 1994). "Sen. Charles Webster Joins Race for Governor". Bangor Daily News. p. 5. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. "Maine Governor Primary Results". Maine SOS. June 14, 1994. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  3. Long, Robert (November 8, 2012). "GOP chairman Charlie Webster to step away from Maine party leadership". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. Sharon, Susan (November 9, 2012). "Charlie Webster Stepping Down as Chair of Maine GOP". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. Long, Robert (December 1, 2012). "Maine Republican committee names successor to Charlie Webster". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. "LePage appoints Charlie Webster as Franklin County commissioner". Bangor Daily News. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.


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