Sean Faircloth | |
|---|---|
 Sean Faircloth - May 5, 2011 - Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 17th / 117th district | |
| In office December 2002 – December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Christina L. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Sara R. Stevens |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 9th district | |
| In office December 1994 – December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | John Baldacci |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Murray Jr. |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1992 – December 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1960 Bangor, Maine, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame, University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
| Profession | attorney, politician |
Sean Faircloth (born May 23, 1960) is an American writer and politician from Maine, he served as the State Senator for Bangor, Maine, as Mayor until November 2016 and as of 2017 he is serving as a Bangor City Councilor.[1][2][3] He is also an attorney and five-term state legislator. While in the legislature, Faircloth was appointed to the Judiciary and Appropriations Committees. In his final term, Faircloth was elected Majority Whip. Faircloth's first book published by Pitchstone Press, Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All - and What We Can Do About It was released in February 2012. His second book, The Enchanted Globe, a fantasy adventure story that teaches geography, was published in 2016.
Faircloth had the idea for the Maine Discovery Museum in 1996 and led the project from concept to completion in 2001. It was credited with sparking downtown revitalization. Maine Discovery Museum was then the second largest children's museum outside Boston in New England. In 2016, Environment Maine recognized Faircloth with a gold medal in the "Mayor's Climate Olympics" for his residential rebate program, "EnergySmartBangor".
Faircloth successfully spearheaded over thirty laws, including the so-called Deadbeat Dad child support law which was later incorporated into federal law.[4] Faircloth had numerous legislative successes in children's issues and justice system reform.[5]
Faircloth has spoken around the United States regarding the U.S. Constitution, children's policy, obesity policy, and sex crime law. In 2013 Faircloth traveled to New Zealand and Australia, lecturing at the Sydney Opera House to start policy oriented secular groups, whose model can be duplicated in other countries.[6][7][8] In April 2014, Faircloth spoke in the Republic of Turkey about Atatürk, the Erdogan government and Turkish secularism.[9][10]
On January 27, 2018, Faircloth launched his campaign to become the next governor of Maine.[11] On February 24, he dropped out of the campaign, citing his likely inability to receive public financing. He endorsed former House Speaker Mark Eves.[12]
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- ^ "Bangor unveils energy efficiency incentive". WCSH6. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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BDNJuly201994was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bangor Daily News, June 3, 1996.
- ^ Faircloth, Sean. "Changing the World: Starting Down Under". SCANZ. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Ideas at the House: Church & State". Sydney Opera House. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Church & State". Sydney Oprah House Presents. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ Faircloth, Sean (May 21, 2014). "Bir Amerikalının Gözünden Türkiye TC Kenan Şülekoğlu". Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Bangor Mayor Sean Faircloth on Good Morning Maine talking about the Energy Smart Program". Good Morning Maine. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "Former Bangor mayor launching campaign for governor". January 27, 2018.
- ^ "Faircloth Drops Out Of Gubernatorial Race, Endorses Mark Eves". WABI. February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.