Deane Rykerson is an American politician and architect from

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. A

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, Rykerson was first elected to the

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in 2012. He represented District 151, which includes southern York County

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. An architect by training, Rykerson earned Bachelor of Arts degrees at

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in New York in 1972 and

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in 1989 as well as a Masters in Architecture from

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in 1996.

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Rykerson Architecture & Pomeroy Landscapes
1950 births Living people Stony Brook University alumni Boston Architectural College alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives People from Dodge City, Kansas People from Kittery, Maine Politicians from York County, Maine 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MERepresentative-stub