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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | Paul LePage |
Address | Edgecomb, Maine , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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Facebook | paullepage |
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October 09, 1948
(75 years)
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Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
Last Modifed | RBH Mar 16, 2022 01:03pm |
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Info | Paul 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.
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Mar 12, 2019 08:00am |
News |
Ex-Maine governor: Democrats' 'money comes from' Jews 'for the most part'
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WA Indy |
Nov 05, 2018 04:00pm |
News |
LePage’s future plans: Move to Florida, take teaching job
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BrentinCO |
Jul 12, 2018 06:25am |
Statement |
Maine governor Paul LePage says he'd go to jail before he expands Medicaid
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Article |
RP |
Oct 11, 2016 01:05pm |
General |
LePage rips Susan Collins over Trump
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Article |
RP |
Aug 31, 2016 01:00pm |
Statement |
Paul LePage insists he’s staying put
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Article |
RP |
Aug 26, 2016 03:00am |
Tantrum |
‘Prove I’m a racist’: LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail
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Article |
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Apr 21, 2016 02:00pm |
Proposed Legislation |
LePage vetoes bill aimed at increasing access to overdose antidote
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Article |
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Apr 01, 2016 07:00pm |
Profile |
Gov. LePage refuses to swear in duly-elected Democratic Senator
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Article |
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Feb 11, 2016 03:05pm |
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LePage Appoints Himself as Education Commissioner
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Article |
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Feb 08, 2016 06:10pm |
Commentary |
Gov. LePage replaces State of the State with insulting letter
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Article |
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Jan 27, 2016 03:50pm |
Statement |
LePage: Mainers who carry concealed weapons could help rid state of drug dealers
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Article |
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Jan 07, 2016 04:05pm |
Speech |
LePage in spotlight for saying drug dealers impregnate ‘white girls’
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Article |
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Aug 06, 2015 01:50pm |
Legal Ruling |
Maine’s highest court: LePage’s vetoes came too late, so 65 laws stand
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Jun 24, 2015 05:10pm |
Scandal |
House Speaker Mark Eves loses new job, accuses LePage of ‘blackmail’
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Apr 28, 2012 08:00am |
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Maine's GOP governor calls state workers 'corrupt'
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karin1492 |
Apr 04, 2011 12:15pm |
Oops |
US Labor Department demands refund in Maine mural dispute
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Mar 23, 2011 09:55am |
General |
Gov. LePage Orders Removal Of Labor Mural
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Article |
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Mar 13, 2011 11:00am |
Rule Change |
LePage exempts own pension from budget cutbacks
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Feb 22, 2011 07:50pm |
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LePage dismisses BPA dangers; ‘worst case is some women may have little beards’
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Jan 28, 2011 10:00am |
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Leaked LePage Administration Memo Draws Fire From State Employees
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