Devin Beliveau is an American politician and schoolteacher from

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

. In 2010, he was elected to the

Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via p ...

from District 151 when he defeated

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John Carson and unenrolled Gary Beers, replacing Walter Wheeler, who was unable to run again due to term-limits. He was a history teacher at

Thornton Academy Thornton Academy (often abbreviated as TA) is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school serving grades 9–12 located in Saco, Maine. Thornton Academy also opened a full-time, private junior high school on its campus, named Thornton Ac ...

. In 2009, Beliveau was appointed the Board of Trustees of the

Maine Community College System The Maine Community College System (MCCS) is Maine's comprehensive two-year college system, offering nearly 300 technical, career, and transfer programs; customized training; and lifelong learning. Maine's seven community colleges are located in A ...

by Governor

John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. During hi ...

. In 2012, Beliveau did not seek re-election. Devin is currently a high school teacher at Samueli Academy, located in Santa Ana, California.

Personal

Beliveau, a fourth generation Mainer, attended Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale and

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...

in Waterville. He spent a year after graduating from Colby as an

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volunteer with the I Have a Dream Foundation. His then began working in public schools in Massachusetts and California, where he earned a master's in education from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

References

External links

Campaign Website
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