Dennis S. Damon (born December 21, 1948) is an American politician from

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. Damon served as a Democratic

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from

's 5th, then following redistricting, 28th District, representing much of Hancock County, including the population centers of

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and Ellsworth from 2002 to 2010. Damon was born in

Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...

, grew up in Northeaster Harbor and resides in Trenton. He earned a B.A. from the

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in 1971. He served as County Commissioner for three terms prior to running for state senate. He replaced unenrolled Jill Goldthwait, who was unable to run again due to term limits. On April 22, 2009, Damon and 60 co-sponsors introduced a bill entitled "An Act To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom", which allowed same-sex couples the right to marry in the state. After having been passed by both the Senate and

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, Governor

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signed the bill into law on May 6, 2009. The law was subsequently repealed by Maine citizens at the ballot box. Damon was unable to run for re-election in 2010 due to term-limits. He was replaced in District 28 by

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Brian Langley Brian Langley is an American politician, restaurant owner and schoolteacher from Maine. Langley was a Republican State Senator from Maine's 28th District, representing much of Hancock County, including the population centers of Bar Harbor and E ...

. Damon endorsed unenrolled candidate

Eliot Cutler Eliot Cutler (born July 29, 1946) is a former American lawyer who was an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial races. In 2010, he placed second in a multi-way race, receiving 208,270 votes, equaling 35.9%, narrowly losing ...

for governor in

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and

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. He is also executive director of political non-profit OneMaine.

External links

Maine State Senator Dennis S. Damon

References

1948 births County commissioners in Maine Living people People from Northeast Harbor, Maine People from Bar Harbor, Maine Democratic Party Maine state senators University of Maine alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Maine-politician-stub