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Samuel Shapiro (Maine politician)

Samuel Shapiro
State Treasurer of Maine
In office
1981–1996
Personal details
Born (1927-08-26) August 26, 1927 (age 90)
Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh

Samuel Shapiro (born August 26, 1927) is a Maine politician. A Democrat, Shapiro served from 1981 to 1996 as State Treasurer of Maine.

Shapiro was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania to immigrant parents from Ukraine and Lithuania. He spent two years in the U.S. Navy and then attended the University of Pittsburgh on the G.I. bill. He then moved to Waterville, Maine, where he ran several furniture stores owned by his father-in-law. Shapiro eventually became the treasurer of the Maine Democratic Party for thirteen years. He served as state treasurer of Maine from 1981 to 1996.


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