Mike Michaud

Mike Michaud
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office December 3, 2012 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Bob Filner
Succeeded by	Corrine Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	John Baldacci
Succeeded by	Bruce Poliquin
Member of the Maine Senate from the 3rd district
In office December 7, 1994 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Margaret Ludwig
Succeeded by	Stephen Stanley
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 134th district
In office December 1980 – December 7, 1994
Preceded by	Walter Birt
Succeeded by	Harry Bailey
Personal details
Born	Michael Herman Michaud (1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 62) 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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