Michael Michaud
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| Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
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In office December 3, 2012 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Filner |
| Succeeded by | Corrine Brown |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Baldacci |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Poliquin |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 3rd district |
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In office December 7, 1994 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Ludwig |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Stanley |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 134th district |
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In office December 1980 – December 7, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Birt |
| Succeeded by | Harry Bailey |
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Michael Herman Michaud January 18, 1955 Millinocket, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Michael Herman "Mike" Michaud (born January 18, 1955) is an American politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. Representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor, and Presque Isle. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
Michaud was previously President of the Maine Senate. He was employed for over two decades at the Great Northern Paper Company and remains a member of the United Steelworkers. He was one of the few members of Congress during his tenure never to have attended college. He did, however, attend the John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University. He has also been awarded honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees from Maine's Unity College, Husson College, and Maine Maritime Academy.
Michaud, who speaks fluent French, is the first Franco-American to be elected to a U.S. federal office from Maine. He was elected as a co-chair of the congressional French Caucus in January 2011.
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