William Diamond

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]

This article is about William Diamond. For William Dimond the 19th-century playwright, see William Dimond.
William Diamond
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 26th district
Assumed office
December 3, 2014
Preceded byRodney Whittemore
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 12th district
In office
December 2004 – December 2012
Succeeded byGary Plummer
Secretary of State of Maine
In office
1989–1996
GovernorJohn R. McKernan Jr.
Angus King
Preceded byRodney S. Quinn
Succeeded byDan Gwadosky
Personal details
Born (1945-02-19) February 19, 1945
Gardiner, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jane Diamond
Alma materUniversity of Southern Maine, Gorham
University of New England

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] [3] He also was a staff member at the Élan_School, that was shutdown for abusing and torturing children. He had close ties to the school and the cofounder enabling them to abuse children for decades. Still to this day, he prevents victims from seeking justice by preventing any legal action from being taken.

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]

Positions

In 2017, Diamond has co-sponsored a bill to reverse scheduled increases in the tipped minimum wage. The minimum wage increase was passed via a citizen's initiative in November 2016.[4]

References
  1. "Senator William Diamond - Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. Balentine, John (November 9, 2012). "Plummer defeats Shuer for Senate District 12". KeepMECurrent.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. "Senator Bill Diamond". Maine Senate Democrats. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  4. "Eight Democrats join Gov. LePage in minimum wage rollback attempt". Maine Beacon. February 28, 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Rodney S. Quinn		 Secretary of State of Maine
1989–1996		 Succeeded by
Dan Gwadosky


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