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Seth A. Goodall is an American politician and lawyer. Goodall served as a Democratic
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from
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's 19th District, representing part of
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, including the population centers of
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and Topsham from December 2008 until his resignation on July 9, 2013. In December 2012, Goodall was named the Majority Leader of the Maine Senate. On June 4, 2013, Goodall announced he would resign his seat in the Senate at the end of the 2013 legislative session in order to work for the
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as a regional coordinator. He officially resigned upon the adjournment of the 2013 legislative session on July 9.


Personal

Seth Goodall was born in
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. He is married to LeAnn Greenleaf. He earned a B.S. and
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from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the
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and a J.D. from the
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in 2005.


Professional experience

Seth Goodall has worked as an attorney at McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff and Dilworth, served as Legal Counsel to
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Beth Edmonds from 2006 to 2008 and co-founded Goodall Landscaping


Politics

He was first elected to the
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in 2008 after serving from 2007 to 2008 as selectman in his hometown of
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. Goodall graduated from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the
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. He also graduated from the
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in 2005. As of 2010, he was the youngest member of the Maine Senate. He is co-chair of the Maine Economic Growth Council. A practicing lawyer, he is part of the law firm Dyer, Goodall & Denison, P.A. in Augusta.


Political experience

Seth Goodall has had the following political experience: *Senator,
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State Senate, 2008–present *Chair, Richmond Selectboard, 2007 *Volunteer, Governor Baldacci's Re-election Campaign, 2006 *Member, Land Use Ordinance Review Board *Member, Richmond Conservation Committee *Member, Richmond Economic Community Development Board *Member, School Regionalization Planning Committee


References

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