Earle L. McCormick Jr. is an American politician and retired teacher. McCormick served as a

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from

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's 21st District, where he represented part of

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, including Hallowell and

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. McCormick graduated from Gardiner High School in 1961."Airman Promoted"
''Daily Kennebec Journal'', Augusta, Maine, volume CXLII, number 132, June 3, 1967, page 3. He received a bachelor's degree in meteorology from

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and a master's degree in meteorology from graduated from the

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. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2006 after serving from 2002 to 2006 as state representative. He served as chair of the Health and Human Services committee in the State Senate in 2011 and 2012. McCormick spent 23 years in the

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. In 1967, he was promoted to staff sergeant while serving as a

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with the

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in Alaska. After retiring from the Air Force, he returned to Maine and taught mathematics and coached high school sports. He lives in

West Gardiner, Maine West Gardiner is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,671 at the 2020 census. West Gardiner is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area. Geography According to the United State ...

Elections

In 2008, McCormick defeated Democrat Sharon Benoit with approximately 54% of the vote. In 2010, McCormick defeated Winthrop Town Councilor Patrice Putman with more than 62% of the vote in a two-way race. After winning an uncontested primary for re-election to the Maine Senate in June 2012, McCormick announced that he would withdraw from the general election. In December 2020, McCormick announced he would run in a March 2021 special election for his prior seat in the Maine Senate. The vacancy was created by former Senator Shenna Bellows' election as

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCormick, Earle Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American politicians Naval Postgraduate School alumni People from West Gardiner, Maine Republican Party Maine state senators Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Saint Louis University alumni United States Air Force non-commissioned officers