Bryan T. Kaenrath (born 1983) is an American politician from

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. Kaenrath graduated from the

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in 2006 and was elected to the

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that year representing the western end of South Portland. He was re-elected in 2010 for his 3rd term. In January 2012, Kaenrath announced his candidacy for the

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District 7.

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vacated the seat in order to run for the

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. Kaenrath lost the Democratic primary to

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but was chosen as a replacement candidate for his former house seat, which he won re-election to for a fourth time. He was unable to seek re-election in 2014 due to term-limits and was replaced by his 2012 opponent, Republican Kevin Battle. In July 2015, Kaenrath became the town manager of

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, and he served for almost three years. In March 2018, he became the town administrator of North Hampton, New Hampshire. As of January 1, 2020, Kaenrath is the City Administrator of Saco, Maine.

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1983 births Living people Politicians from South Portland, Maine Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives University of Maine alumni Marist College alumni Maine city managers 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MERepresentative-stub