John Baldacci

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John Baldacci
Baldacci in 2009
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	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Sean Faircloth
Personal details
Born	John Elias Baldacci (1955-01-30) January 30, 1955 (age 69) Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen Baldacci
Children	1
Education	University of Maine (BA)
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John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor 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,^[1] a Washington-based, private, nonprofit, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.