Jonathan Courtney

Jonathan Courtney (born July 16, 1966) is an American politician from Maine. Courtney served as a Republican State Senator from Maine's 3rd District, representing part of York County including Sanford and his home in Springvale. He was first elected in 2002 to the Maine House of Representatives and served one term.[1] He was elected to the Maine Senate in 2004 was unable to run for re-election due to term limits in 2012. He is the Republican Party's Majority Leader in the State Senate. [2]

Jonathan Courtney
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
2004–2012
Succeeded byJohn Tuttle
Personal details
Born (1966-07-16) July 16, 1966
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionBusinessperson

Courtney grew up in Wells, Maine and graduated from Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Maine.[3][4]

In April 2012, after qualifying to run for the Republican nomination, Courtney officially announced his campaign. He won the primary, and faced incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree in the November 2012 election.[5] He was easily defeated by Pingree in the general election.[6]

References
  1. "Jonathan Courtney - Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. Senator Jonathan Courtney
  3. Bouchard, Kelly (June 6, 2012). "Election 2012: Courtney: Reduce debt, taxes, rancor". The Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "State Sen. Jon Courtney to announce US House bid". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. Porter, Tom. "Pingree Wins Third Term Representing Maine's 1st District". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2012.


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