Walter R. Gooley (born April 27, 1934) is an American politician from
Maine. Gooley served as a
Republican State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...
from
Maine's 18th District, representing part of
Kennebec and
Franklin Counties, including his residence in
Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
*Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
* Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
...
. He was first elected to the
Maine State Senate in 2006 after serving for 8 years (4 terms) in 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 1994 to 2002.
Gooley graduated from the
University of Connecticut in 1957 with a B.S. in forestry and entomology.
References
1934 births
Living people
People from Farmington, Maine
Politicians from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
University of Connecticut alumni
Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
Republican Party Maine state senators
21st-century American politicians
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