Jeffrey M. McCabe is an American politician who is a former member of the

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. He is a member of the

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, and served as Majority Leader from 2014 until 2016.

Career

McCabe was first elected to the State House in 2008, defeating

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Donna Finley Donna W. Finley is an American politician from Maine. Finley, a Republican from Skowhegan, served for a single two-year term in the Maine House of Representatives (2007-2008). She was defeated for re-election by Democrat Jeff McCabe Jeffrey ...

. He has served on the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee. In addition to his political career, McCabe works as a

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and serves as Director of Lake George Regional Park, a park located in the towns of

Skowhegan Skowhegan () is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously-held state fair in the United States. Skowh ...

and

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. He has formerly served as Executive Director of the Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Personal life

McCabe graduated from Unity College with a

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. He lives in Skowhegan with his wife and three children.

Political future

After U.S. Representative Mike Michaud announced in June 2013 that he was exploring a run for

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, McCabe was mentioned as a potential candidate for Michaud's House seat. He announced on January 4, 2016 that he would run for Skowhegan's Maine Senate seat, currently held by Republican Rodney Whittemore.

References

External links

Maine House Democrats biography
Living people Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Unity College (Maine) alumni People from Skowhegan, Maine 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Maine-politician-stub