Richard J. "Spike" Carey (January 7, 1929 – July 19, 2013) was an American politician 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 ...
.
Carey served as an Alderman, Councilman, and as the longest serving
Mayor of Waterville, Maine from 1970 to 1978. From 1967 to 1978, Carey also represented
Waterville in the
Maine House of Representatives
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. He served in the
Maine Senate
The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution ...
from 1992 to 2000 (term limited). In 2004, he ran again for the State Senate against incumbent
Chandler Woodcock
Chandler E. Woodcock is an American politician from Maine. Woodcock served as a Republican State Senator from Franklin County from 2000 to 2006. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Maine in 2006. He won a close primary election by 3% ...
and lost. Carey was also the first Town Manager for the Town of Belgrade, Maine. He later served on the Town of Belgrade Board of Selectmen.
Personal
Carey was born and raised in the French-speaking South End of Waterville and did not speak English until he was 12 years old. His father was a member of the Waterville City Council. He graduated from
Waterville High School.
References
1929 births
2013 deaths
Mayors of Waterville, Maine
Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Democratic Party Maine state senators
American people of French descent
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