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  LePage, Paul
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<-  2015-01-01  
 
NamePaul LePage
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Edgecomb, Maine , United States
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Born October 09, 1948 (75 years)
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
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Mar 16, 2022 01:03pm
Tags French - Married - NRA - Straight -
InfoPaul LePage, mayor of Waterville, and general manager of Marden's, will offer Maine's voters an unusual opportunity this year - the opportunity to elect a chief executive with an actual lifetime of executive experience. This may sound strange, but it is true that most governors come to office after a lifetime almost entirely devoted to chasing votes. This is one reason that forty-five out of fifty American states face a financial crisis this year.

Paul is no business bureaucrat who worked his way up the corporate ladder by following the rules, working the angles or playing office politics. He has spent most of his life tackling one challenge after another, the kinds of challenges that defeat most people.

The oldest son of eighteen children in an impoverished, dysfunctional family, Paul left home at the age of eleven and lived on the streets of Lewiston for two years, making a meager living shining shoes.

At age thirteen, two families jointly "adopted" Paul. Eddy and Pauline Collins kept him busy washing dishes at the Theriault's Cafe. Bruce and Joan Myrick kept him busy hauling boxes. Bruce was a Pepsi-Cola truck driver. Later Paul worked at the Antoine Rubber Company and at a meat packing company. While attending Husson, he supported himself as a short order cook and bartender, while making time to be the editor of the college newspaper.

Getting into Husson presented a challenge in itself. Paul was brought up speaking French. Although his S.A.T. scores in math were excellent, his verbal performance was so poor that no college would accept him. It was only because Sen. Olympia Snowe's first husband Peter persuaded Husson to administer the exam in French that Paul was admitted at all. After that, his mastery of the English language and his academic achievements soared and he graduated with a BS in Business Administration in Finance/Accounting. He subsequently earned an MBA from the University Of Maine.

Paul continues his education to the present day, taking courses, teaching courses as an adjunct professor, conducting business seminars, and as an avid collector and reader of books.

Mickey Marden hired Paul as his company's general manager in 1996. Paul's achievements as general manager of Maine's best known retail institution fits into a career which equips him with a broad base of experience and knowledge, starting with an executive position with Arthurette Lumber in Canada. He has made a specialty of growing private businesses in unique markets, exactly the kind of talent that Maine needs.

As head of LePage and Kasevich, a private consultancy, he has provided chief executive officer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer services and advice to banks, law firms, client companies, insurance companies, bankruptcy courts and trustees. Paul has acquired knowledge and experience of the manufacturing, wood products, forestry, power, furniture, food and beverage, building supply and construction industries in Maine and Canada. There is no one in politics, goverment or academia who has a broader or deeper practical knowledge of what makes Maine work.

Next to escaping a life of poverty in Lewiston, Paul's greatest success has been as Mayor of Waterville. As a Republican in a solidly Democrat town, working with a Democrat council he set himself a goal of reducing taxes every year of his tenure and succeeded.

He did not accomplish this by gimmicks like mindless "cross the board cuts", but by the same methods he brought to business time and time again throughout his career. That is, by attention to detail combined with a constant view of the big picture and a zeal for efficiency.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
08/02/2018-08/06/2018 Suffolk University 37.00% ( 0.0) 52.00% ( 0.0) 11.00% ( 0.0)
10/15/2014-10/21/2014 University of New Hampshire 49.00% ( 5.0) 48.00% ( 2.0) 3.00% ( 7.0)
09/23/2014-09/29/2014 Pan Atlantic SMS 48.30% ( 1.2) 46.10% ( 1.4) 5.80% ( 2.7)
09/18/2014-09/25/2014 University of New Hampshire 44.00% ( 0.0) 46.00% ( 0.0) 10.00% ( 0.0)
08/23/2013-08/25/2013 Public Policy Polling 39.00% ( 2.0) 56.00% ( 5.0) 5.00% ( 2.0)
11/01/2012-11/02/2012 Public Policy Polling 41.00% ( 4.0) 51.00% ( 1.0) 7.00% ( 4.0)
09/24/2012-09/28/2012 Pan Atlantic SMS 49.50% ( 0.0) 47.50% ( 0.0) 3.10% ( 0.0)
09/17/2012-09/18/2012 Public Policy Polling 37.00% ( 4.0) 52.00% ( 0.0) 11.00% ( 4.0)
09/15/2012-09/17/2012 Maine People's Resource Center 39.10% ( 0.2) 54.30% ( 2.0) 6.70% ( 1.8)
05/02/2012-05/07/2012 Critical Insights 43.00% ( 12.0) 48.00% ( 6.0) 9.00% ( 6.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
09/15/2022-09/19/2022 University of New Hampshire 36.00% ( 11.0) 55.00% ( 7.0) 10.00% ( 5.0)
10/23/2014-10/24/2014 Magellan Data & Mapping Strategies (R) 48.00% ( 0.0) 47.00% ( 0.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)
10/22/2014-10/23/2014 Public Policy Polling 43.00% ( 0.0) 53.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)
10/15/2014-10/21/2014 University of New Hampshire 47.00% ( 0.0) 48.00% ( 0.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)
09/23/2014-09/29/2014 Pan Atlantic SMS 45.30% ( 0.0) 52.60% ( 0.0) 2.10% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 12, 2019 08:00am News Ex-Maine governor: Democrats' 'money comes from' Jews 'for the most part'  Article WA Indy 
Nov 05, 2018 04:00pm News LePage’s future plans: Move to Florida, take teaching job  Article BrentinCO 
Jul 12, 2018 06:25am Statement Maine governor Paul LePage says he'd go to jail before he expands Medicaid  Article RP 
Oct 11, 2016 01:05pm General LePage rips Susan Collins over Trump  Article RP 
Aug 31, 2016 01:00pm Statement Paul LePage insists he’s staying put  Article RP 
Aug 26, 2016 03:00am Tantrum ‘Prove I’m a racist’: LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail  Article RP 

DISCUSSION
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FAMILY
Wife Ann LePage 00, 1984-

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/08/2022 ME Governor Lost 42.45% (-13.24%)
  06/14/2022 ME Governor - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/2014 ME Governor Won 48.18% (+4.81%)
  06/10/2014 ME Governor - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2010 ME Governor Won 38.07% (+1.71%)
  06/08/2010 ME Governor - R Primary Won 37.38% (+19.92%)
  11/04/2008 Waterville Mayor Won 51.34% (+2.67%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  07/14/2020 ME US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-98.79%)
  07/14/2020 ME District 02 - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-57.99%)
  06/12/2018 ME US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
ME District 02 - R Primary - Jul 14, 2020 R Dale Crafts
ME District 01 - Nov 06, 2018 I Martin Grohman
ME US President - R Caucus - Mar 05, 2016 R Chris Christie
ME US President - R Caucus - Mar 05, 2016 R Donald J. Trump
US President - R Primaries - Jun 07, 2016 R Chris Christie
ME Question 1 (Same-Sex Marriage) - Nov 06, 2012 NO No
ME US Senate - R Primary - Jun 12, 2012 R Olympia Snowe