John Baldacci
John Baldacci 73rd Governor of Maine In office January 8, 2003 – January 5, 2011 Preceded by Angus King Succeeded by Paul LePage Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 Preceded by Olympia Snowe Succeeded by Mike Michaud Member of the Maine Senate from the 9th district In office December 1982 – December 1994 Preceded by Position Created Succeeded by Sean Faircloth Personal details Born John Elias Baldacci (1955-01-30) January 30, 1955 (age 60) Bangor, Maine, U.S. Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Karen Baldacci Children Jack Alma mater University of Maine, Orono Religion Roman Catholicism Signature John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. During his tenure as Governor, Baldacci initiated reforms in the areas of health care, energy development, administrative reform and efficiency, public education, and led significant efforts to expand investment in workforce training and development. During his four terms in the U.S. Congress, he served on the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of the non-partisan Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington-based, private, nonprofit, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.