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Robert Mentzinger
Robert Mentzinger (Democratic Party) (also known as Bob) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 43. He lost in the Democratic primary on July 14, 2020.
Mentzinger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mentzinger was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University in May 1990 and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in May 2000.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent W. Edward Crockett won election in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | W. Edward Crockett (D) | 100.0 | 5,133 |
| Total votes: 5,133 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 43
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: W. Edward Crockett in round 1 .
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Total votes: 1,877 |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Mentzinger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mentzinger's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Bob held positions of political advocacy with Congress Watch, a Capitol Hill think tank founded by Ralph Nader (1987-90, 1998-2000); Dill for US Senate (2012), helping win the Maine Democratic Party primary in 2012; RSU 38 (Maranacook) School Board (2012-13); and Steve Woods for State Senate (2014).
Bob also has supplied political consulting to winning initiatives that moved Maine progressively forward in the New Economy, including establishment of a North Woods national monument, public bonds for a cutting-edge bioscience lab in Bar Harbor, membership drives for a land trust in Unity, and passage of legal adult-use marijuana to add needed new state revenue. His work advocating for two small private colleges helped attract millions in out-of-state tuition and payroll dollars to Maine.
Bob, 52, holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a BA from The George Washington University, and is a graduate of the Kennebec Leadership Institute, University of Maine at Augusta. Above all, he is a devoted single father of a daughter, 13; and son, 10.- Not me. Us.
- Tax wealth, not work.
- Educationland
"This district is the best Maine has to offer: business friendly, hard working, with urban and rural neighborhoods and incredible economic and cultural diversity.
"I'm not taking any corporate or PAC money. And I'm certainly not wealthy. To provide the utmost assurance that this is a hard-working, independent, grassroots campaign, answerable only to the voters, I am pledging to run a Clean Election campaign. That means I'll be asking some of you for $5 qualifying donations. Thanks in advance for your show of support of this grassroots funding mechanism.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 27, 2020
