Peter Edgecomb

American politician from Maine
Peter Edgecomb
Member of the Maine Senate for the 1st District
In office
December 2014 – December 2016
Preceded byTroy Dale Jackson
Succeeded byTroy Dale Jackson
Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 4th District
In office
December 2004 – December 2012
Succeeded byCarol McElwee
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceCaribou, Maine
Alma materUniversity of Maine, University of New Hampshire
ProfessionEducator

Peter Edgecomb is an American politician from Maine. Edgecomb represented District 1 in the Maine Senate. He previously represented District 4 in the Maine House of Representatives, which was part of Aroostook County. He resides in the city of Caribou. He is a Republican and was first elected to the House in 2004. He was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and was unable to run again for re-election in 2012 due to term limits.[1] In 2014, Edgecomb was elected to the Senate from District 1. He announced he would not run for re-election in 2016.[2]

Edgecomb graduated from the University of Maine in Orono in 1963. He later earned an M.A. in education at the University of New Hampshire and was a teacher and principal.[1]

From 2010 to 2012, Edgecomb was co-chairman of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Joint Standing Committee.

His grandson Anthony "A.J." Edgecomb at age 21 became a member of Maine's House of Representatives 127th Maine Legislature. He became the youngest member of Maine's House of Representatives for Maine District 148.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Peter Edgecomb bio Maine.gov
  2. ^ "Does Republican senator's bow-out clear the way for a Troy Jackson return?". 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ mehousegop.org AJ Edgecomb/
  • v
  • t
  • e
Members of the Maine Senate
131st Maine Senate (2022–2024)
President of the Senate
Troy Jackson (D)
Majority Leader
Eloise Vitelli (D)
Minority Leader
Trey Stewart (R)
  1. ▌Troy Jackson (D)
  2. ▌Trey Stewart (R)
  3. ▌Bradlee Farrin (R)
  4. ▌Stacey Guerin (R)
  5. ▌Russell Black (R)
  6. ▌Marianne Moore (R)
  7. ▌Nicole Grohoski (D)
  8. ▌Mike Tipping (D)
  9. ▌Joe Baldacci (D)
  10. ▌Peter Lyford (R)
  11. ▌Chip Curry (D)
  12. ▌Pinny Beebe-Center (D)
  13. ▌Cameron Reny (D)
  14. ▌Craig Hickman (D)
  15. ▌Matthew Pouliot (R)
  16. ▌David LaFountain (D)
  17. ▌Jeffrey Timberlake (R)
  18. ▌Richard A. Bennett (R)
  19. ▌Lisa Keim (R)
  20. ▌Eric Brakey (R)
  21. ▌Peggy Rotundo (D)
  22. ▌James D. Libby (R)
  23. ▌Mattie Daughtry (D)
  24. ▌Eloise Vitelli (D)
  25. ▌Teresa Pierce (D)
  26. ▌Timothy Nangle (D)
  27. ▌Jill Duson (D)
  28. ▌Ben Chipman (D)
  29. ▌Anne Carney (D)
  30. ▌Stacy Brenner (D)
  31. ▌Donna Bailey (D)
  32. ▌Henry Ingwersen (D)
  33. ▌Matthew Harrington (R)
  34. ▌Joe Rafferty (D)
  35. ▌Mark Lawrence (D)


Stub icon

This article about a Maine politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e