William Diamond

William Diamond

Member of the Maine Senate from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2014
Preceded by	Rodney Whittemore
Member of the Maine Senate from the 12th district
In office December 2004 – December 2012
Succeeded by	Gary Plummer
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-19) February 19, 1945 Gardiner, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jane Diamond
Alma mater	University of Southern Maine, Gorham University of New England
Religion	Lutheranism

William 'Bill' Diamond (born February 19, 1945) is an American politician and former teacher. Diamond served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 12th District, including his residence in Windham. He was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1976 and served in the House until 1982, when he was elected to the Maine State Senate. He served in the Senate until 1986. In 1989, he succeeded Rodney S. Quinn as Maine's Secretary of State and was re-elected four years later. He returned to elected office in 2004 when he was elected to the Senate.^[1] Unable to seek re-election due to term-limits in 2012, Diamond was replaced by Republican Gary Plummer.^[2]

In 2014, Diamond again ran for the State Senate, this time in the Windham-based 26th district in Cumberland County, and was elected to a 7th non-consecutive term.

Teaching

Diamond taught in Windham Public Schools from 1968 to 1986. In 1986, he was school superintendent of Raymond, Maine Public Schools.^[1] Mr. Diamond also worked for the Élan School as the Director of Government Relations.^[3]

Education

He earned a B.S. from Gorham State Teachers College in 1968, a M.A. from the renamed University of Maine, Port/Gorham in 1972. He later earned an MA from the University of Southern Maine and the University of New England in 1994 as well as post MA studies at the University of New England in 1998.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Senator William Diamond - Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ Balentine, John (November 9, 2012). "Plummer defeats Shuer for Senate District 12". KeepMECurrent.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
↑ "Senator Bill Diamond". Maine Senate Democrats. Retrieved August 8, 2014.

Political offices
Preceded by Rodney S. Quinn	Secretary of State of Maine 1989–1996	Succeeded by Dan Gwadosky

Members of the Maine State Senate

127th Maine Senate (2015-2016) President of the Senate: Michael Thibodeau (R) Majority Leader: Garrett Mason (R) Minority Leader: Justin Alfond (D)

Peter Edgecomb (R) Michael Willette (R) Rodney Whittemore (R) Paul Davis (R) Jim Dill (D) David Burns (R) Brian Langley (R) Kimberly Rosen (R) Geoffrey Gratwick (D) Andre Cushing III (R) Michael Thibodeau (R) David Miramant (D) Chris Johnson (D) Earle McCormick (R) Roger Katz (R) Scott Cyrway (R) Tom Saviello (R) John Patrick (D) James Hamper (R) Eric Brakey (D) Nate Libby (D) Garrett Mason (R) Linda Baker (R) Stanley Gerzofsky (D) Cathy Breen (D) Bill Diamond (D) Justin Alfond (D) Anne Haskell (D) Rebecca Millett (D) Amy Volk (R) Linda Valentino (D) Susan Deschambault (D) David Woodsome (R) Ronald Collins (R) Dawn Hill (D)

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