Charlie Webster (politician) explained

Charles 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).[1] In the Senate, Webster served one term (1986 - 1988) as Assistant Minority Leader and two terms (1988 - 1992) as Minority Leader.[2]

In 1994, Webster sought the Republican nomination for Governor.[3] Webster finished 7th of 8 candidates.[4] [5]

Webster was named Chair of the Maine Republican Party in 2008.[6] 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.[7] [8] He was replaced as chair by Richard Cebra, a former State Representative from Naples, Maine.[9]

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.[10]

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  1. https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/
  2. https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=KFNlc3Npb25zLlBvc2l0aW9uX3NlYXJjaD0oIlNlbmF0ZSBNaW5vcml0eSBMZWFkZXIiKSkgQU5EIChTZXNzaW9ucy5Cb2R5PSgiU2VuYXRlIikp&qcf=NjJkY2RjYTMtM2Q5Zi00NmUyLWJjOTctMDA0NWVkZWNmNTRk
  3. News: Sen. Charles Webster Joins Race for Governor. Young. Susan. April 1, 1994. Bangor Daily News. 5. October 18, 2014.
  4. Web site: Maine Governor Primary Results. Maine SOS. June 14, 1994. April 30, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231253/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/1994p/pri94gr.htm. October 17, 2012.
  5. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29049
  6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-maine-gop-has-new-chair/123530762/
  7. News: GOP chairman Charlie Webster to step away from Maine party leadership. Long. Robert. November 8, 2012. Bangor Daily News. October 18, 2014.
  8. News: Charlie Webster Stepping Down as Chair of Maine GOP. Sharon. Susan. November 9, 2012. Maine Public Broadcasting Network. October 18, 2014.
  9. News: Maine Republican committee names successor to Charlie Webster. Long. Robert. December 1, 2012. Bangor Daily News. October 18, 2014.
  10. Web site: LePage appoints Charlie Webster as Franklin County commissioner . Bangor Daily News. August 10, 2015 . August 10, 2015.

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