Charles R. Priest

Charles Randall Priest[6] (born February 7, 1946)[6] is an American lawyer and politician.

Charles R. Priest
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
December 6, 2006 – December 3, 2014
Preceded byJohn G. Richardson[1]
Succeeded byBruce A. Bickford[2]
Member of the Brunswick Town Council
In office
December 2001 – December 2004
Chair: 2002, 2003
In office
1993 – 1994
Chair: 1994
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
December 5, 1984 – December 5, 1990
Preceded byStephen M. Zirnkilton[3]
Succeeded bySophia D. Pfeiffer[4]
Personal details
Born
Charles Randall Priest

(1946-02-07) February 7, 1946
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Patricia E. Ryan
EducationDartmouth College (BA)[5]
University of Maine (JD)[5]
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1967-1971
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsVietnam War

Biography

Early life & Education

From Brunswick, Maine, Priest received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his J.D. degree from University of Maine School of Law.

Military service

He served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant, in Vietnam, from 1967 to 1971. He was an Anti Submarine Warfare and Gunnery Officer, served as an advisor to the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and served as a crew member aboard two Vietnamese ships.[7]

From 1974 to 1979 he served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Legislative Research within the Maine Legislature.[7] From 1979 to 1984 he was an associate and later partner at the law firm of McTeague, Higbee in Brunswick.[7] He has owned his own law office in Augusta, Maine since 1984 and practices law there.[7]

Priest served on the Brunswick Town Council from 1993 to 1994 and from 2001 to 2004.[7] He served as Chair of the town council in 1994, 2002, and 2003.[7]

From 1984 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2014, Priest served in the Maine House of Representatives and was a Democrat.[8][9]

Since 2010 he has served as Chair of the Brunswick Sewer District in Maine.[7] He is a former member of the Maine All Care Board of Directors.[7]

Personal life

He is married to human rights and women's rights advocate Patricia E. Ryan and they have two daughters. The family resides in Brunswick, Maine.

Notes
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110145138/http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/DetailsHistoricalView/510?showstatus=History&Legislature=122
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191110144609/http://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/DetailsHistoricalView/16?showstatus=History&Legislature=127
  3. "LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE One Hundred and Eleventh Legislature OF THE STATE OF MAINE" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-10.
  4. "LEGISLATIVE RECORD OF THE One Hundred and Fifteenth Legislature OF THE STATE OF MAINE" (PDF). lldc.mainelegislature.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-10.
  5. https://www.martindale.com/augusta/maine/charles-r-priest-esq-609921-a/
  6. Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty. (1968) - page 444
  7. LinkedIn profile
  8. Votesmart.org.-Charles R. Priest
  9. Maine House of Representatives-Charles R. Priest


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