Alan Casavant | |
Office: | Mayor of Biddeford, Maine |
Term Start: | November 2011 |
Predecessor: | Joanne Twomey |
Office1: | Member of the Maine House of Representatives from District 137 |
Term Start1: | December 2006 |
Term End1: | December 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Stedman Seavey |
Successor1: | Stedman Seavey |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1952 |
Education: | University of Maine University of Southern Maine |
Profession: | Teacher |
Residence: | Biddeford, Maine |
Alan M. Casavant (born July 26, 1952) is an American politician from Maine. Casavant, a Democrat, represented District 137 in the Maine House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014. District 137 comprised portions of Biddeford and Kennebunk. Casavant was unable to seek re-election in 2014 due to term-limits. Casavant is also the elected Mayor of Biddeford, holding that position since November 2011 when he defeated incumbent Mayor Joanne Twomey.[1] His support grew in the 2017 election.[2] He served as a Biddeford City Council member from 1976 to 1992. He retired as a teacher at Biddeford High School in 2012.[3]
Casavant earned a B.S. (Bachelors's Degree of Science) in psychology from the University of Maine in 1974. In 2004, he earned a M.A. in American and New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine.[4]