Donald Esty Jr. is an American politician from

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. He served as the mayor of

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and

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for

from 1986 to 1994.

Political career

Esty was a member of the Westbrook City Council for ten years and served as the body's president for six years before being elected to the

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. He served as the chairman of the Senate Labor Committee and as Senate Majority Leader from 1993 to 1994. After leaving the Senate Esty was elected Mayor of Westbrook, serving from 1998 to 2003 before losing his bid for reelection.

Personal

He is married to Katherine Esty, who worked at IDEXX Laboratories prior to retirement, and has three daughters and two grandchildren. Esty taught math at Falmouth High School and was the head coach of the school's soccer and softball teams prior to retirement.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Mayors of Westbrook, Maine Majority leaders of the Maine Senate Maine Democrats University of Maine alumni 20th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-mayor-stub

Political career

Personal

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