Dana L. Dow is an American politician from

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. Dow served as a

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from Maine's 20th District, where he represented most of Lincoln County, including his residence in Waldoboro. He graduated from the first class of

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in 1969. He graduated from the

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. He was first elected to the

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in 2004. He served a term (2010-12) in the

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. In February 2012, Dow sought his old Senate seat following the resignation of David Trahan. He was defeated by Chris Johnson. He lives in

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. Dana Dow was re-elected to the Maine State Senate in 2016, by defeating incumbent Senator Chris Johnson. After his reelection in

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, he was chosen by the Republican senate caucus to be Senate Minority Leader. He was defeated by then state Representative

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in November 2020.

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