Patrick S.A. Flood (born September 12, 1951) is an American politician from

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. Flood served as a Republican

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from

's 21st District, representing part of Kennebec County, including Hallowell,

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and his residence of Winthrop. He was first elected to the

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in 2012 after serving from 2004 to 2012 in the

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. In January 2014, Flood announced he would not seek re-election in order to travel with his wife and spend time with his mother. As a member of the House of Representatives, Flood served from 2010 to 2012 as the House chairman of the budget-reviewing Appropriations Committee. In June 2012, incumbent Republican State Senator

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withdrew from the general election after facing an uncontested renomination for District 21. Flood was named his replacement. He defeated Democrat former State Representative David Bustin in the November general election by approximately 300 votes. In 1974, Flood earned a B.S. from the

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in Natural Resource Management. He began work with

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in the same year. Flood endorsed independent

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in the 2014 Maine gubernatorial election.

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1951 births Living people Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Republican Party Maine state senators People from Winthrop, Maine People from Hudson, New York State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry alumni 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MESenate-stub