Richard Woodbury

	Richard Woodbury
	Maine State Senate District 11
	Incumbent
	In office
	December 1, 2010-Present
	Term ends
	December 3, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Independent
	Compensation
Base salary	$13,852/year (1st session), $10,082/year (2nd)
Per diem	$70/day
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2014
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
	Prior offices
	Maine State House of Representatives
	2002-2008
	Education
Bachelor's	Williams College, 1983
Master's	Harvard University, 1988
Ph.D.	Harvard University, 1991
	Personal
Birthday	October 10, 1961
Place of birth	New Haven, CT
Profession	Economist, National Bureau of Economic Research
Religion	Unitarian Universalist
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Dick works as an economist, coordinating a national research and education program on population aging. He was also recognized as a “strong” supporter of business by the Maine Economic Research Institute in 2004 and 2008; and received the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Businesses in 2006 and 2008.

Woodbury is a graduate of Williams College and has a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Woodbury served on the following committees:

Maine Committee Assignments, 2013
• Insurance and Financial Services
• Marine Resources

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Woodbury served on these committees:

Maine Committee Assignments, 2011
• Judiciary
• Taxation

Elections

2012

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012

Woodbury won re-election in 2012. He defeated Christopher Tyll (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.^[1]

Maine State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Richard Woodbury Incumbent	52.9%	13,117
	Republican	Christopher Tyll	47.1%	11,687
Total Votes				24,804

2010

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2010

Woodbury defeated Republican incumbent Gerald Davis and Green candidate Christopher Miller in the November 2 general election. Although Democrat Cynthia Bullens withdrew her candidacy and endorsed Woodbury on September 15, her name remained on the ballot.^[2]^[3]

Maine State Senate, District 11
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Richard Woodbury (I)	9,029	43%
Gerald Davis (R)	7,963	38%
Cynthia Bullens (D)	2,472	12%
Christopher Miller (G)	897	4%
Blank	563	3%

Prior Legislative Experience

Woodbury had previously represented Yarmouth in the Maine House of Representatives as an independent from 2002-2006.

Campaign themes

2010

Woodbury's campaign website lists several main issues concerning the economy: ^[4]

Education - "To be competitive in a more highly educated worldwide labor market, we need to be leaders in education at all levels: stimulating adult learning and returning students, raising college retention, building college aspirations from an early age, and applying innovative approaches to improve classroom teaching."
Competitive Healthcare - "National health reform defines a new landscape for state health policy. While the reform’s impact will become clearer over time, our transitional principles should be promoting competition in health insurance markets, improving public health, and encouraging cost-reducing innovation in health care financing and delivery."
Budget - "We need more cost effective government, fewer unfunded obligations, and a more future-oriented approach."
Preserving Maine - "We need to remain a place where people want to live, and we need to market those strengths."

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Woodbury raised $22,339 in contributions. ^[5]

His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $20,719 to his campaign.

Personal

Dick and Debbie live in Yarmouth with their three boys, Sam, Ben, and Matthew.

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