John Michael (politician)

John M. Michael is a former American state legislator. Michael was born in Lewiston, Maine and represented a portion of Auburn in the Maine House of Representatives from 1978–1986, 1990–1994 and 2000–2002.[1]

In 1994, he ran for US Congress as an Independent and received 8.8% of the vote. In 2002, Michael ran as an independent candidate for governor of Maine.[2][3] He unsuccessfully sought clean elections funds and received 2.1% of the vote.[4]

Michael ran again for governor in 2006, but withdrew in August because he again failed to qualify for "Clean Election" candidate funds.[4][5] Included in his platform was an anti-gambling plank.[6]

He also led several citizen initiatives, including two regarding term-limits for elected officials and the 2000 repeal of the "snack tax".[1]

In 2018, Michael was elected to represent part of Auburn on the Androscoggin County Commission.

References
  1. "Vote 2002". NewsHour. PBS. Archived from the original on 2 October 2002.
  2. "Rep. John Michael running for governor; Provocative Auburn legislator hopes to run as independent Clean Election candidate". Bangor Daily News. 20 April 2002. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. Higgins, A. J. (30 October 2002). "John Michael; Confrontational style distinguishes independent's candidacy". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
  4. Brunelle, Jim (June 22, 2006). "John Michael's antics likely to liven up governor's race". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. Meyer, Judith (26 August 2006). "Michael withdraws from governor's race". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine.(subscription required)
  6. "Candidates split on gambling". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. 17 July 2006.(subscription required)
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