Jim Dill

James F. Dill is an American entomologist, politician and professor from Maine. A Democrat, Dill serves Maine House of Representatives District 26, comprising Bradley, the Penobscot Nation Voting District, and Old Town. Dill was first elected to the Maine Legislature in 2010 when he represented Maine House District 14 for two terms before running for the Senate District 5 in 2014. He completed his fourth term in the Maine Senate in 2022. Dill works as the pest management specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Maine.[1] He is considered one of the foremost experts on insect pests in Maine and one of the pioneers of integrated pest management (IPM) in the state.[2]

Jim Dill
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 26th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byMaureen Terry
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 5th district
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byEmily Cain
Succeeded byRussell Black
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOld Town, Maine
Alma materUniversity of Maine
Purdue University (Ph.D)
OccupationProfessor of entomology; pest management specialist

Education & career

Dill received both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in entomology from the University of Maine[3][4] and a PhD in entomology from Purdue University in 1979.[5][3] He has worked as a pest management specialist for the University of Maine Extension since 1981. Dill coordinates the Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, the Integrated Pest Management, and the Pesticide Safety Education programs. He also serves as a legislative and congressional resource liaison for the university.[6]

Dill also serves as the state of Maine's first Integrated pest management coordinator. In 2021, he was awarded the University of Maine Presidential Public Engagement Award.[6]

Maine Legislature
Dill serves Maine Senate District 5, located in Penobscot County, Maine.

Dill was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2010. He served two terms tin the House before running for Senate District 5 in 2014. Dill is currently serving his fourth term in the Maine Senate.[1]

Personal life

Dill lives in Old Town, Maine[1][3] where he has served on the boards of both the Regional School District 34 and Maine Vocational Region #4 since 2003.[1][3] Dill is a member of the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis.[1][3] He has been treated for Lyme disease twice.[2]

Electoral history
2010 Maine House District 14 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 512 60.9%
Democratic Richard Blanchard 329 39.1%
Total votes 841 100%
2010 Maine House District 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 1,964 64.2%
Republican Daniel Phillips 1,093 35.8%
Total votes 3,057 100%
2012 Maine House District 14 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill
Total votes
2012 Maine House District 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 2,577 65.6%
Republican Carol Klitch 1,351 34.4%
Total votes 3,928 100%
2014 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 1,351 64.6
Democratic Herbert Clark 739 35.4
Total votes 2,090 100%
2014 Maine Senate District 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 8,638 54.7%
Republican Mitchell McLaughlin 6,052 38.3%
Total votes 15,805[lower-alpha 1] 100%
2016 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill
Total votes 100%
2016 Maine Senate District 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 12,117 62.6%
Republican Brent Baber 7,241 37.4%
Total votes 19,358 100%
2018 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 2,668 100%
Total votes 2,668 100%
2018 Maine Senate District 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 8,789 55.7
Republican Debbi Perkins 5,855 37.1%
Socialist Maia Dendinger 1,124 7.1%
Total votes 15,768 100%
2020 Maine Senate District 5 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 3,447 100.0%
Total votes 3,447 100.0%
2020 Maine Senate District 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Dill 11,571 58.0%
Republican Christin Ireland 8,381 42.0%
Total votes 19,952 100%

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References
  1. "Jim Dill". Maine Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. Pols, Mary (14 June 2014). "Meet Jim Dill, Maine's tick expert". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. Mahaleris, Nina (4 November 2020). "Orono voters select Maine legislators". The Penobscot Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. "James Dill (Maine)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. "Jim Dill". The University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. "Dill receives UMaine Presidential Public Engagement Award". Morning AgClips. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

Notes
  1. Includes 1,115 blank votes.
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