Richard Cebra
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Richard M. Cebra
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 68th District | |
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In office December 2016 – present |
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| Preceded by | Christine Powers |
| Chairman of the Maine Republican Party | |
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In office December 1, 2012 – July 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Webster |
| Succeeded by | Richard A. Bennett |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives for the 101st District | |
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In office December 2004 – December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Phillip Cressey |
| Succeeded by | Christine Powers |
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May 18, 1964 Passaic, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Philippa Cebra |
| Residence | Naples, Maine |
Richard M. Cebra (born May 18, 1964) is an American politician from Maine. Cebra, a Republican, represented Maine House of Representatives District 101, which included Casco, Naples and part of Poland from 2004-2012. Following his departure from the legislature, Cebra served as Chairman of the Maine Republican Party, before stepping down in 2013. Cebra is known as a social and fiscal conservative, as well as a close ally of Gov. Paul LePage.
Cebra graduated from the Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, New Jersey in 1982. He then went on to study Christian Leadership and Management at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Cebra began as a self-employed project manager and systems technician in the professional video and trade show field.
In 1995, Cebra became the Operations Manager, MSI Communications, Inc., an ESOP computer networking company.
In 2001, Cebra became the owner of Steamboat Landing, a mini-golf course in Naples.
In November 2004, Cebra was elected to represent the 101st House District in the Maine State Legislature. He was then re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
During his time in the legislature, Cebra was known for having submitted a number of conservative of bills, including ones which would allow states to nullify federal laws, require voters to prove citizenship and ban Maine's constitutional officers from endorsing legislative candidates. None of these bills ever became law.
Following the resignation of the previous Chairman of the Maine Republican Party, Charlie Webster, Cebra submitted his name for election as the new Chairman. Following a meeting of the party leadership in Augusta, Maine in December 2012, Cebra was elected to serve as party Chairman.
Immediately following his election, Cebra stated that his goal was to "unify the party." This followed a series of well publicized inter-party squabbles, which highlighted a growing division among Maine Republicans, between the establishment, the Tea Party, moderates, conservatives and libertarians. Said Cebra upon taking office, “We took a beating this last election season and it’s time to get all the factions into one faction – called the Republican Party – and get them all moving in the right direction and restore the party to the prominence that we need in this state. We want to rebuild the party so we can continue making Maine open for business and securing the liberties for ourselves and our children.”
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