Rodney 'Rod' L. Whittemore is an American politician and businessperson from

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's 26th District, representing all of Somerset County, including the population centers of Fairfield and

Skowhegan Skowhegan () is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously-held state fair in the United States. Skowh ...

. He was born and raised in Skowhegan and owns a small business selling and servicing outdoor power equipment. He also spent six years in the

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. Whittemore serves on the Skowhegan Planning Board and formerly served as chairman of the Skowhegan Sewer and Water Committee.Senator Rodney L. Whittemore
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