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John Spear
John Alden Spear is a former Democratic member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 92 from 2016 to 2018.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • State and Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
John Spear did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[1] Incumbent Charles Kruger (D) did not seek re-election.
John Spear defeated Sonja Sleeper in the Maine House of Representatives District 92 general election.[2]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 92 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Spear |
61.36% | 3,003 | |
| Republican | Sonja Sleeper | 38.64% | 1,891 | |
| Total Votes | 4,894 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
John Spear ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 92 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 92 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Spear (unopposed) | |
Sonja Sleeper defeated Kyle Murdock in the Maine House of Representatives District 92 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 92 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sonja Sleeper |
56.51% | 165 | |
| Republican | Kyle Murdock | 43.49% | 127 | |
| Total Votes | 292 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 through July 4. The legislature reconvened on July 20. The legislature held a veto session on August 2. The legislature held its first special session on October 23. The legislature held its second special session on November 6.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.
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See also
- Maine House of Representatives
- Maine House of Representatives District 92
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Maine State Legislature
Additional reading
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Kruger (D) |
Maine House of Representatives, District 92 2016-2018 |
Succeeded by Ann Matlack (D) |
