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Martin Grohman
Martin Grohman is an officeholder of the Biddeford Schools, At-large in Maine.
Grohman (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maine's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Grohman is a former independent member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 12 from 2014 to 2018.
Biography
Grohman earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1989.[1]
Professionally, Grohman works as the director of sustainability at GAF. He is also the founder and owner of his own business, CorrectDeck. Additionally, Grohman was the chair of the Biddeford Solid Waste Commission and a board member of EnvisionMaine.org.[1]
Party switch
On September 22, 2017, Grohman switched his party affiliation from Democratic to independent. He dropped his party affiliation because he believed he could be a more effective legislator as an independent.[2]
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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| • Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Grohman served on the following committees:
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| • Energy, Utilities and Technology |
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
General election
General election for U.S. House Maine District 1
Incumbent Chellie Pingree defeated Mark Holbrook and Martin Grohman in the general election for U.S. House Maine District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chellie Pingree (D) | 58.8 | 201,195 |
 | Mark Holbrook (R) | 32.5 | 111,188 | |
 | Martin Grohman (Independent) | 8.7 | 29,670 | |
| Total votes: 342,053 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1
Incumbent Chellie Pingree advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chellie Pingree | 100.0 | 74,376 |
| Total votes: 74,376 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1
Mark Holbrook advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Maine District 1 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Holbrook | 100.0 | 40,679 |
| Total votes: 40,679 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Stanton (R)
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.[3]
Incumbent Martin Grohman defeated Matthew Lauzon and Donna Flanagan in the Maine House of Representatives District 12 general election.[4]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Martin Grohman Incumbent |
53.27% | 1,851 | |
| Independent | Matthew Lauzon | 46.73% | 1,624 | |
| Republican | Donna Flanagan | 0.00% | ||
| Total Votes | 3,475 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Martin Grohman ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 12 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Martin Grohman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Donna Flanagan ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Donna Flanagan (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. Martin Grohman was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Perry Aberle was unopposed in the Republican primary. Grohman defeated Aberle and unenrolled candidate Barbra Thompson in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Martin Grohman |
40.1% | 1,061 | |
| Independent | Barbra Thompson | 33.5% | 887 | |
| Republican | Perry Aberle | 20.8% | 549 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 5.6% | 148 | |
| Total Votes | 2,645 | |||
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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2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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Personal
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Grohman and his wife, Amy, have two children and live in Biddeford, Maine.[11]
Recent news
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See also
- Maine House of Representatives
- Maine House of Representatives District 12
- Maine House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Maine State Legislature
- United States House of Representatives
- Maine's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Maine's 1st Congressional District
External links
- Official campaign website
- Maine House of Representatives - Representative Martin Grohman
- Campaign Facebook page
- Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on September 8, 2014
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Another state rep leaves Maine Democratic Party," September 22, 2017
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Grow Maine," "About me," accessed September 9, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Maine House of Representatives District 12 2014-2018 |
Succeeded by Victoria Foley (D) |
