Carol Weston is an American politician from

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. A

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, Weston was a member of the

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from 1998 to 2002 and a

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from 2002 to 2010. She is a resident of

Montville, Maine Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2020 census. History Montville was incorporated on February 18, 1807, and was named for the French word for "mountain town". Geography According to the U ...

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. Unable to run for re-election due to term-limits, Weston was hired as state director for

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, a conservative national

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. Weston served as Assistant Senate Minority Leader from 2004 to 2006 and Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008. In 2008, Weston was named the

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(ALEC) legislator of the year. In March 2013, upon rumors of a potential open seat in

Maine's 2nd congressional district Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. Covering , it comprises nearly 80% of the state's total land area. The district comprises most of the land area north of the Portland and Augusta metro ...

, Weston was named as a potential Republican candidate.

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